circumvent

English

Etymology

Latin circum (“about”) + venire (“to come”)

Pronunciation

Rhymes: -ɛnt

Verb

circumvent (third-person singular simple present circumvents, present participle circumventing, simple past and past participle circumvented)

(transitive) to avoid or get around something; to bypass
(transitive) to surround or besiege
(transitive) to outwit or outsmart

Derived terms

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Translations

to avoid or get around something

Bulgarian: избягвам (bg) (izbjagvam), заобикалям (bg) (zaobikaljam)
Catalan: evitar (ca), circumvalar
Chinese:
Mandarin: 规避 (zh)
Danish: omgå
Dutch: omzeilen (nl)
French: contourner (fr), circonvenir (fr)
Georgian: გვერდის ავლა (gverdis avla), გარს შემოვლა (gars šemovla)
German: umgehen (de)

Italian: eludere (it), circonvenire
Maori: honi, hohoni, taku
Portuguese: contornar (pt)
Romanian: înconjura (ro), ocoli (ro), conturna
Russian: обойти́ (ru) (obojtí)
Spanish: evitar (es), eludir (es)
Swedish: kringgå (sv)
Ukrainian: обійти (obijty)

to surround or besiege

Catalan: rodejar (ca), bordejar (ca), circumvalar
Danish: omringe
French: cerner (fr)

German: umlagern (de)
Russian: обойти́ (ru) (obojtí)
Spanish: rodear (es), bordear (es), circunvalar (es)

to outwit

Bulgarian: надхитрявам (nadhitrjavam), изигравам (bg) (izigravam)
Catalan: burlar (ca) (no en el sentit de mofar (ca))
French: contourner (fr)
Georgian: მოტყუება (moṭq̇ueba)

German: ausmanövrieren
Russian: обойти́ (ru) (obojtí)
Ukrainian: перехитрити (perexytryty), обійти (закон) (obijty (zakon))

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