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Meanings of circumvent in English

Portuguese
evitar
Catalan
evitar

Avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues)

evitar
Portuguese
cercar
Catalan
assetjar

To beset or surround with armed forces, for the purpose of compelling to surrender.

cercar
Spanish
burlar

Beat through cleverness and wit.

burlar

To avoid an obstacle by going around it.

Usage of circumvent in English
1
As a result, they increasingly circumvent global institutions by creating bilateral arrangements.
Reuters
2
Reproductive technologies are often described as means to circumvent the body's biology.
The Guardian
3
He was very proud of his ability to circumvent a new law.
Travels With My Aunt
4
OUTA are furious that Christians helped the Gupta family circumvent immigration laws.
The South African
5
It might even encourage the use of methods to circumvent such rules.
The Irish Times
6
We have shown Tojolt-HI that it is possible to circumvent Tyrathca space.
The Naked God
7
They should not seek to circumvent my ruling, he said in parliament.
Reuters
8
If you try to circumvent the process, that's a recipe for disaster.
The Guardian
9
His critics will be furious, saying he's trying to circumvent the law.
News.com.au
10
We almost called in the F. B. I. to circumvent their machinations.
Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at th...
11
To circumvent that, many startups and their backers hope to get acquired.
Reuters
12
In alternate curves and graceful sallies, they pursue and circumvent each other.
The Writings of John Burroughs — Volume 05: Pepacton
13
Celebrities like Tom Hanks have also been allowed to circumvent the rules.
News.com.au
14
We lie in wait for, and circumvent each other by multiplied artifices.
Thoughts on Man, His Nature, Productions and Discoveries / Inter...
15
We could not think of a good plan to circumvent the brute.
The White Waterfall
16
That is the way to circumvent the man with an umbrella conscience.
Pebbles on the shore [by] Alpha of the plough
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Translations for circumvent
Spanish
burlar
Circumvent through the time
Circumvent across language varieties
United States of America
Common
United Kingdom
Common