The meaning of Circumvent

verb

Keep away from or stop oneself from doing (something).

Usage examples:

Avoid excessive exposure to the sun

noun

A road passing round a town or its centre to provide an alternative route for through traffic.

Usage examples:

The opportunity of providing a town centre bypass along the former railway line to the east of the …

verb

Go past or round.

Usage examples:

Bypass the farm and continue to the road

verb

To avoid something by going around it

Usage examples:

Take the highway that bypasses richmond to avoid heavy traffic., fig. posting news on the internet …

verb

Avoid (someone or something) by a sudden quick movement.

Usage examples:

Marchers had to dodge missiles thrown by loyalists

noun

A sudden quick movement to avoid someone or something.

Usage examples:

A guard shot at me but with a quick dodge from my new agility i managed to avoid at it.

verb

A quick evasive movement

noun

A waterbird with a broad blunt bill, short legs, webbed feet, and a waddling gait.

Usage examples:

The rear feet of the beaver are large and webbed like a duck's feet, to give the animal good swimmi…

verb

Lower the head or the body quickly to avoid a blow or missile or so as not to be seen.

Usage examples:

Spectators ducked for cover

noun

A quick lowering of the head.

Usage examples:

Then a quick duck brought him under the demon's arm.

noun

A way of avoiding a rule that was put in place to stop you from doing something

Usage examples:

Make an end-run around the teachers made an end-run around the regulations by using two different t…

verb

Escape or avoid (someone or something), especially by guile or trickery.

Usage examples:

Friends helped him to evade capture for a time

verb

Avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing

verb

To avoid something unpleasant or unwanted, or to manage not to do (something that should be done)

Usage examples:

She’s trying to evade my questions., he was convicted of evading taxes.

verb

Prevent (something considered wrong or undesirable) from succeeding.

Usage examples:

A brave policewoman foiled the armed robbery

noun

The track or scent of a hunted animal.

noun

Metal hammered or rolled into a thin flexible sheet, used chiefly for covering or wrapping food.

Usage examples:

Aluminium foil

phrasal verb

Coax or persuade someone to do or allow something that they initially do not want to.

Usage examples:

You're not getting round me that easily

phrasal verb

Deal successfully with a problem.

Usage examples:

This is a potential political disaster for the administration unless it gets around and deals with …

phrasal verb

→  get around (somewhere) mainly us

verb

Evade (an opponent) by moving faster or with greater agility.

Usage examples:

The yf-22 can outmanoeuvre any fighter flying today

verb

To get an advantage over other people or companies, often by doing something that is clever or slightly dishonest

Usage examples:

By forming an alliance the two firms succeeded in outmaneuvering the market leader., be outmanoeuvr…

verb

Deceive by greater ingenuity.

Usage examples:

Ray had outwitted many an opponent

verb

Succeed in dealing with (a problem or difficulty).

Usage examples:

He overcame his pain for a time

verb

Avoid (someone or something) by stepping sideways.

Usage examples:

He sidestepped a defender and crossed the ball

noun

A step taken sideways, typically to avoid someone or something.

Usage examples:

A boxercise workout that incorporates an intricate combination of sidesteps with left and right hooks

verb

Avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing