- verb
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- find a way of overcoming or avoiding (sth) [Barron]
- to manage to get around especially by ingenuity or stratagem [Taisha]
More word meanings for circumvent
from leading online dictionaries:
- Wiktionary:
- circumvent @ wiktionary
- WordNet:
- circumvent @ wordnet.princeton.edu
- Merriam-Webster Online:
- circumvent @ M-W.com
- MSN Encarta:
- circumvent @ Encarta
- American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language:
- circumvent @ AHD provided by Yahoo! Education
- Answers.com:
- circumvent @ Answers.com
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