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Meaning of 'circumvent'
Meaning of 'circumvent' (Webster Dictionary)
1. Circumvent 
[ v. t.]
- To gain advantage over by arts, stratagem, or
deception; to decieve; to delude; to get around. [ v. t.]Meaning of 'circumvent' (Princeton's WordNet)
1. circumvent [ v]
[ v]Meaning (1):
- avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues)
- avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues)
Example in sentence:
- He dodged the issue;
- he evaded the questions skillfully;
- she skirted the problem;
- They tend to evade their responsibilities
Meaning (2):
- beat through cleverness and wit
- beat through cleverness and wit
Example in sentence:
- I beat the traffic;
- She outfoxed her competitors
Meaning (3):
- surround so as to force to give up
- surround so as to force to give up
Example in sentence:
- The Turks besieged Vienna
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