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circumvent

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  1. 1. v. t. To gain advantage over by arts, stratagem, or deception; to decieve; to delude; to get around. Source: opted
  2. 2. v. surround so as to force to give up Source: wordnet
  3. 3. v. beat through cleverness and wit Source: wordnet
  4. 4. v. avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues) Source: wordnet
  5. 5. To gain advantage over by arts, stratagem, or deception; to decieve; to delude; to get around. I circumvented whom I could not gain. Dryden. Source: webster
  6. 6. To gain advantage over by arts, stratagem, or deception; todecieve; to delude; to get around.I circumvented whom I could not gain. Dryden. Source: adambom
  7. 7. v:100 v surround so as to force to give up v beat through cleverness and wit v avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues) Source: ecdict

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