circumvent

English

Etymology

Latin circum (“about”) + venire (“to come”)

Pronunciation

Rhymes: -ɛnt

Verb

circumvent (third-person singular simple present circumvents, present participle circumventing, simple past and past participle circumvented)

(transitive) to avoid or get around something; to bypass
(transitive) to surround or besiege
(transitive) to outwit or outsmart

Derived terms

circumventable
circumvental
circumventer
circumvential
circumvention
circumventive
circumventor

Related terms

circumvention
circumventive

Translations

to avoid or get around something

Bulgarian: избягвам (bg) (izbjagvam), заобикалям (bg) (zaobikaljam)
Catalan: evitar (ca), circumvalar
Chinese:
Mandarin: 规避 (zh)
Danish: omgå
Dutch: omzeilen (nl)
French: contourner (fr), circonvenir (fr)
Georgian: გვერდის ავლა (gverdis avla), გარს შემოვლა (gars šemovla)
German: umgehen (de)

Italian: eludere (it), circonvenire
Maori: honi, hohoni, taku
Portuguese: contornar (pt)
Romanian: înconjura (ro), ocoli (ro), conturna
Russian: обойти́ (ru) (obojtí)
Spanish: evitar (es), eludir (es)
Swedish: kringgå (sv)
Ukrainian: обійти (obijty)

to surround or besiege

Catalan: rodejar (ca), bordejar (ca), circumvalar
Danish: omringe
French: cerner (fr)

German: umlagern (de)
Russian: обойти́ (ru) (obojtí)
Spanish: rodear (es), bordear (es), circunvalar (es)

to outwit

Bulgarian: надхитрявам (nadhitrjavam), изигравам (bg) (izigravam)
Catalan: burlar (ca) (no en el sentit de mofar (ca))
French: contourner (fr)
Georgian: მოტყუება (moṭq̇ueba)

German: ausmanövrieren
Russian: обойти́ (ru) (obojtí)
Ukrainian: перехитрити (perexytryty), обійти (закон) (obijty (zakon))