Webcircumvent: [verb] to manage to get around especially by ingenuity or stratagem.

Webcircumvent definition: 1. to avoid something, especially cleverly or illegally: 2. to avoid something, especially…. Learn more.

Webcir·cum·vent 1. To surround (an enemy, for example); enclose or entrap. 2. To go around; bypass: circumvented the city. 3. To avoid or get around by artful maneuvering: circumvented the bureaucratic red tape.

WebSynonyms for CIRCUMVENT: bypass, evade, avoid, escape, ignore, dodge, sidestep, shortcut; Antonyms of CIRCUMVENT: observe, keep, follow, obey, comply (with), seek ...

WebBritannica Dictionary definition of CIRCUMVENT. [+ object] formal. : to avoid being stopped by (something, such as a law or rule) : to get around (something) in a clever and sometimes dishonest way. We circumvented the problem by using a different program. He found a way to circumvent the law.

WebDefine circumvent. Circumvent as a verb means To surround (an enemy, for example); enclose or entrap..

WebTo circumvent is to avoid. Someone who trains elephants but somehow gets out of picking up after them has found a way to circumvent the cleaning of the circus tent.