meaning of circumvent
1. To gain advantage over by arts, stratagem, or deception; to decieve; to delude; to get around.
2. avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing duties, questions, or issues; "He dodged the issue"; "she skirted the problem"; "They tend to evade their responsibilities"; "he evaded the questions
">skillfully"
Related Words
circumvent | circumvented | circumventing | circumvention | circumventive | circumventor |