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Meanings of circumvent (circumvents) 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 circumvents in English
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However, some balked at the plan, claiming that it circumvents due process.
Wired
2
Through the quality of his writing, Robertson largely circumvents this problem.
The Guardian
3
At it's very heart, it circumvents democracy and operates against all party rules.
The South African
4
MLN8054 thus circumvents the problem of highly homologous active sites.
Pubmed
5
Recent data suggest that combination DAP-β-lactam therapy circumvents this issue.
Pubmed
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This could create a new distribution model that circumvents console and video-streaming device makers.
Reuters
7
But what interests me most is the way in which he circumvents the shower-bath.
The South Pole; an account of the Norwegian Antarctic expedition...
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The studios allege RealDVD circumvents technology designed to block copying.
Wired
9
Strepsiades, coached by his son, easily circumvents two money-lenders and retires to his house.
Authors of Greece
10
Critics say the ruling from a top committee of China's parliament essentially circumvents local courts.
Reuters
11
The group says the software illegally circumvents technology designed to keep DVDs from being copied.
Wired
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Secondly, that the eviction is improper because it circumvents the PIE Act and related regulations.
The South African
13
The pairing of a mouse commensal with its natural host circumvents issues of host restriction.
Pubmed
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These ex-miners will already have MBOD certification, which circumvents the need to use lung function tests.
The South African
15
The generation of in vivo light is useful since it circumvents depth limitations for excitation light.
Pubmed
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Jail-breaking circumvents the iPhone's memory protections, but the Pwn2Own rules force contestants to use unmodified phones.
Reuters
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Translations for circumvents
Spanish
burlar
Circumvents through the time