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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Circumvent \Cir`cum*vent"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Circumvented};
p. pr vb n. {Circumventing}.] [L. circumventis p. p. of
circumvenire to come around encompass, deceive; circum +
venire to come akin to E. come.]
To gain advantage over by arts, stratagem, or deception; to
decieve; to delude; to get around
I circumvented whom I could not gain. --Dryden.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
circumvent
v 1: lay siege to [syn: {besiege}, {beleaguer}, {surround}, {hem
in}]
2: beat through cleverness and wit; "I beat the traffic"; "She
outfoxed her competitors" [syn: {outwit}, {overreach}, {outsmart},
{outfox}, {beat}]
3: avoid or try to avoid, as of duties, questions and issues;
"He dodged the issue" [syn: {hedge}, {fudge}, {evade}, {put
off}, {parry}, {elude}, {skirt}, {dodge}, {duck}, {sidestep}]
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