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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
                        1
                        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
                        6
                        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...
                        8
                        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
                        12
                        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
                        14
                        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
                        16
                        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