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  2. CIRCUMVENTION definition: 1. the process of avoiding something, especially cleverly or illegally: 2. the process of avoiding…. Learn more.

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      CIRCUMVENTION meaning: 1. the process of avoiding something,...

  3. Synonyms for CIRCUMVENTION: bypassing, evasion, skirting, sidestepping, runaround, elusion, prevention, avoidance; Antonyms of CIRCUMVENTION: submission, toleration, endurance, abidance.

  4. noun. the act of bypassing or going around something: Taking the northern route, to allow circumvention of the mountains, made the journey twice as long. the act of avoiding, evading, or forestalling something, often by cleverness or deception:

  5. Synonyms of circumvent. transitive verb. 1. : to manage to get around especially by ingenuity or stratagem. the setup circumvented the red tape Lynne McTaggart. circumvent a problem. 2. a. : to hem in. Circumvented by the enemy, he had to surrender. b. : to make a circuit around. the river circumvented. circumvention. ˌsər-kəm-ˈven (t)-shən. noun.

  6. circumvention Add to list. circumvention. Other forms: circumventions. Definitions of circumvention. noun. the act of evading by going around. see more.

  7. Define circumvention. circumvention synonyms, circumvention pronunciation, circumvention translation, English dictionary definition of circumvention. tr.v. cir·cum·vent·ed , cir·cum·vent·ing , cir·cum·vents 1. To surround ; enclose or entrap. 2. To go around; bypass: circumvented the city.

  8. Definition of circumvention noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.