circumvent

Definitions

verb

1

to avoid or get around something; to bypass

The line turns a sharp right-angle to the north to circumvent the town, and then plunges straight into the 1 in 50, which lasts for nearly 20 miles with few intermissions, and some pitches of 1 in 40.

2

to surround or besiege

3

to outwit or outsmart

We are mortified by not being thought worthy of trust; and there is also a feeling of small triumph in circumventing those who doubt either our inclination or our power of service.

Collocations

3

ADJ.

entire, north, shady, trying

VERB + CIRCUMVENT

trick

CIRCUMVENT + NOUN

forest, regulations, town

Thesaurus

Synonyms

verb — avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (

verb — beat through cleverness and wit

outwit
overreach
outsmart
outfox
beat

verb — surround so as to force to give up

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

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The line turns a sharp right-angle to the north to circumvent the town, and then plunges straight into the 1 in 50, which lasts for nearly 20 miles with few intermissions, and some pitches of 1 in 40.

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02

We are mortified by not being thought worthy of trust; and there is also a feeling of small triumph in circumventing those who doubt either our inclination or our power of service.

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03

You'll have to find a trick to circumvent that issue.

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04

For every law, there's always someone trying to circumvent it.

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The troops had to circumvent the entire forest.

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The rich often use shady tactics to circumvent tax regulations.

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