Found 2 items, similar to Circumvented.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: circumvent
circumvent
v 1: surround so as to force to give up;
“The Turks besieged
Vienna” [syn:
besiege,
beleaguer,
surround,
hem in
]
2: beat through cleverness and wit;
“I beat the traffic”;
“She
outfoxed her competitors” [syn:
outwit,
overreach,
outsmart,
outfox,
beat]
3: 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”
[syn:
hedge,
fudge,
evade,
put off,
parry,
elude,
skirt,
dodge,
duck,
sidestep]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Circumvented
Circumvent
\Cir`cum*vent"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p.
Circumvented;
p. pr. & vb. n.
Circumventing.] [L. circumventis, p. p. of
circumvenire, to come around, encompass, deceive; circum +
venire to come, akin to E. come.]
To gain advantage over by arts, stratagem, or deception; to
decieve; to delude; to get around.
[1913 Webster]
I circumvented whom I could not gain. --Dryden.
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