circumvents

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Definition of circumvents in English English dictionary

circumvent
to surround or besiege
circumvent
{v} to deceive, cheat, gull, overreach
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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"
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to avoid by getting around something
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If someone circumvents a rule or restriction, they avoid having to obey the rule or restriction, in a clever and perhaps dishonest way. Military planners tried to circumvent the treaty. = get round
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to outwit or outsmart
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{f} by-pass, outmaneuver, side-step, evade, go around
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(n), the opening in the front of boxer shorts
circumvent
the opening in the front of boxer shorts
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to avoid or get around something; to bypass
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beat through cleverness and wit; "I beat the traffic"; "She outfoxed her competitors"
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To gain advantage over by arts, stratagem, or deception; to decieve; to delude; to get around
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surround so as to force to give up; "The Turks besieged Vienna"
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