circumvent
IPA: sɝkʌmvˈɛnt
verb
- (transitive) to avoid or get around something; to bypass
- (transitive) to surround or besiege
- (transitive) to outwit or outsmart
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Examples of "circumvent" in Sentences
- The act is circumvented in most of the colonies.
- He left the system, refusing to circumvent the law.
- The second rule is used to circumvent the first rule.
- It is not the job of the bot approval group to circumvent that.
- This is to circumvent the ruling from the lawsuit described below.
- In fact, the suggestion itself circumvents the entire mediation process.
- He willingly circumvents the rules in an attempt to supplant the Composer.
- It appeared that the actions of the demon might circumvent the second law.
- It was possible to circumvent the village through the attics of these houses.
- Making compensation or reparations could circumvent the anathema of the Church.
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