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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.
Circum- definition, a prefix with the meaning âround about, around,â found in Latin loanwords, especially derivatives of verbs that had the general senses âto encompass or surroundâ (circumference; circumjacent; circumstance) or âto go aroundâ by the means or in the manner specified by the verb (circumnavigate; circumscribe); on this basis forming adjectives in English with the meaning âsurroundingâ that named by the stem (circumocular; circumpolar).