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circumvention

[ sur-kuhm-ven-shuhn ]

noun

  1. the act of bypassing or going around something:

    Taking the northern route, to allow circumvention of the mountains, made the journey twice as long.

  2. the act of avoiding, evading, or forestalling something, often by cleverness or deception:

    Thorough consultation before implementing an innovation allows for the circumvention of potential risks.



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Word History and Origins

Origin of circumvention1

First recorded in 1530–40; from Latin circumventiōn-, stem of circumventiō “a coming around, surrounding; oppression,” equivalent to circumvent ( def ) + -ion ( def )

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Example Sentences

If it can be, let it be done fairly, openly, and without circumvention.

Now in this latter attempt, the subtilty of his circumvention, hath indirectly obtained the former.

He had a vigorous ally in my mother, who brought her own bright wits to bear on the circumvention of the enemy.

What a pity that this diminution of tail and claws does not signify a corresponding decrease of cruel and stealthy circumvention!

Circumvention with them aims at permanent results which it alone cannot obtain.

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