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circumventverb [ T ] uk â /ËsÉË.kÉmËvent/ us â /ËsÉË.kÉmËvent/ formal. âº to avoid something, especially cleverly or illegally: Ships were registered abroad to circumvent employment and safety regulations. Thesaurus: synonyms and related words.
The earliest uses of circumvent referred to a tactic of hunting or warfare in which the quarry or enemy was encircled and captured. Today, however, circumvent more often suggests avoidance than entrapment; it typically means to get around someone or something, as in our example sentences. Origin and Etymology of circumvent Latin circumventus, past participle of circumvenire, from circum-+ venire to come â more at come