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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.
To circumvent is to avoid. Someone who trains elephants but somehow gets out of picking up after them has found a way to circumvent the cleaning of the circus tent. Circum in Latin means around or round about, and vent- comes from venire, to come, but painting a picture from these two parts of the word helps. Picture someone circling around a barrier instead of climbing over it. That's what you do when you circumvent.