- circumvent cir·cum·vent vt
- [ˌsɜːkəm'vɛnt]
(frm : rule etc) aggirare
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circumvent cir·cum·vent vt
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cir´cum|vent´er — cir|cum|vent «SUR kuhm VEHNT», transitive verb. 1. to get the better of or defeat by trickery: »The dishonest merchant was always trying to circumvent the law. With a commonplace capacity, and with a narrow political education, he intended to… … Useful english dictionary
cir|cum|vent — «SUR kuhm VEHNT», transitive verb. 1. to get the better of or defeat by trickery: »The dishonest merchant was always trying to circumvent the law. With a commonplace capacity, and with a narrow political education, he intended to circumvent the… … Useful english dictionary
cir´cum|ven´tor — cir|cum|vent «SUR kuhm VEHNT», transitive verb. 1. to get the better of or defeat by trickery: »The dishonest merchant was always trying to circumvent the law. With a commonplace capacity, and with a narrow political education, he intended to… … Useful english dictionary
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 … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
circumvent — cir•cum•vent [[t]ˌsɜr kəmˈvɛnt, ˈsɜr kəmˌvɛnt[/t]] v. t. 1) to go around or bypass: to circumvent the lake; to circumvent a problem[/ex] 2) to avoid by artfulness; elude: to circumvent defeat[/ex] 3) to surround or encompass, as by stratagem;… … From formal English to slang
circumvent — cir|cum|vent [ ,sɜrkəm vent, sɜrkəm,vent ] verb transitive FORMAL 1. ) to find a way of avoiding a rule or law that limits you, especially using a clever trick that does not break the law: Advertising restrictions are easily circumvented. 2. ) to … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
circumvent — cir|cum|vent [ˌsə:kəmˈvent US ˌsə:r ] v [T] formal [Date: 1400 1500; : Latin; Origin: , past participle of circumvenire to come around , from circum ( CIRCUM ) + venire to come ] 1.) to avoid a problem or rule that restricts you, especially in a… … Dictionary of contemporary English
circumvent — cir·cum·vent … English syllables
Circumvented — 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 … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Circumventing — 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 … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Circumventive — Cir cum*vent ive, a. Tending to circumvent; deceiving by artifices; deluding. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
