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cir·cum·vent
(sûr′kəm-vĕnt′)tr.v. cir·cum·vent·ed, cir·cum·vent·ing, cir·cum·vents
1. To surround (an enemy, for example); enclose or entrap.
2. To go around; bypass: circumvented the city.
3. To avoid or get around by artful maneuvering: circumvented the bureaucratic red tape.
[Middle English circumventen, from Latin circumvenīre, circumvent- : circum-, circum- + venīre, to go, come; see gwā- in Indo-European roots.]
cir′cum·vent′er, cir′cum·ven′tor n.
cir′cum·ven′tion n.
cir′cum·ven′tive adj.
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Noun | 1. | circumvention - the act of evading by going around |
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circumvention
[ˌsɜːkəmˈvenʃən] N → acción f de burlar or salvarthe circumvention of this obstacle will not be easy → no va a ser fácil salvar este obstáculo
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circumvention
n → Umgehung f
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