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Definition of Circumvent
Circumvent Circumvent Cir`cum*vent", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Circumvented;
p. pr. vb. n. Circumventing.] [L. circumventis, p. p. of
circumvenire, to come around, encompass, deceive; circum +
venire to come, akin to E. come.]
To gain advantage over by arts, stratagem, or deception; to
decieve; to delude; to get around.
I circumvented whom I could not gain. --Dryden.
