Associations to the word «Circumvent»
Noun
- Censorship
- Restriction
- Embargo
- Prohibition
- Limitation
- Fcc
- Smuggling
- Ban
- Blocking
- Obstacle
- Encryption
- Hacker
- Censor
- Tariff
- Tort
- Blockade
- Sinclair
- Bypass
- Veto
- Cloning
- Monopoly
- Barrier
- Sanction
- Copyright
- Hiring
- Regulation
- Patent
- Versailles
- Problem
- Ambiguity
- Import
- Prob
- Impossibility
- Copying
- Attempt
- Foresight
- Protection
- Bribery
- Requirement
- Surveillance
- Lender
- Programmer
- Ruling
- Restructuring
- Fraud
- Analog
- Cunningham
- Tor
- Hardware
- Ownership
- Constraint
- Injunction
- Ingenuity
- Selectivity
- Shallow
- Scrutiny
- Plaintiff
- Financing
- Mechanism
- Microscopy
- Antibiotic
- Software
- Rule
- Dissemination
- User
- Limit
- Measure
Adjective
Wiktionary
CIRCUMVENT, verb. (transitive) to avoid or get around something; to bypass
CIRCUMVENT, verb. (transitive) to surround or besiege
CIRCUMVENT, verb. (transitive) to outwit or outsmart
Dictionary definition
CIRCUMVENT, verb. Surround so as to force to give up; "The Turks besieged Vienna".
CIRCUMVENT, verb. Beat through cleverness and wit; "I beat the traffic"; "She outfoxed her competitors".
CIRCUMVENT, verb. Avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues); "He dodged the issue"; "she skirted the problem"; "They tend to evade their responsibilities"; "he evaded the questions skillfully".
Wise words
Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary
meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the
truants in custody and bring them back to their right
senses.