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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.
If youâve ever felt as if someone were circling around the rules, you have an idea of the origins of circumvent - it derives from the Latin circum, meaning circle, and ventus, the past participle of the Latin verb venire, meaning to come.