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tr.v., -vent·ed, -vent·ing, -vents.
- To surround (an enemy, for example); enclose or entrap.
- To go around; bypass: circumvented the city.
- To avoid or get around by artful maneuvering: She planned a way to circumvent all the bureaucratic red tape.
[Middle English circumventen, from Latin circumvenīre, circumvent- : circum-, circum- + venīre, to go, come.]
circumventer cir'cum·vent'er or cir'cum·ven'tor n.
circumvention cir'cum·ven'tion n.
circumventive cir'cum·ven'tive adj.
Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - gå rundt om, omringe, omgå
Nederlands (Dutch)
ontduiken, voorkomen, te slim af zijn, omsingelen, heen gaan om
Français (French)
v. tr. - contourner, circonvenir
Deutsch (German)
v. - überlisten, umgehen
Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - παρακάμπτω, υπερφαλαγγίζω, ξεγελώ, εξαπατώ, καταστρατηγώ (νόμο κ.λπ.)
Português (Portuguese)
v. - circundar, enganar, impedir
Русский (Russian)
окружить, перехитрить
Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - burlar, embaucar, circunvenir
Svenska (Swedish)
v. - omringa, kringgå, snärja
中文（简体） (Chinese (Simplified))
围绕, 智取, 包围
中文（繁體） (Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 圍繞, 智取, 包圍
한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 선수를 쓰다, 함정에 빠뜨리다, 포위하다, 일주하다
日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 裏をかく, 出し抜く, 阻止する, 避けて遠回りする, 回避する, 欺く, 迂回する
العربيه (Arabic)
(فعل) أحبط مساعي خصمه, تحايل على القانون, نال منه
עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - הערים על, עקף, תחבל
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