Meaning circumvent
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circumventavoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing Mr. Bloomberg said he would take several steps to circumvent obstacles to his proposals posed by city labor unions. — New York Times (Jan 12, [..]
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circumventmid-15c., "to surround by hostile stratagem," from Latin circumventus, past participle of circumvenire "to get around, be around, encircle, surround," in figurative sense "to [..]
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circumvent(v) surround so as to force to give up(v) beat through cleverness and wit(v) avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues)
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