CIRCUMVENT


Meaning of CIRCUMVENT in English

v.tr. 1 a evade (a difficulty); find a way round. b baffle, outwit. 2 entrap (an enemy) by surrounding. circumvention n.

[ L circumvenire circumvent- (as CIRCUM-, venire come) ]

Concise Oxford English dictionary.      Краткий оксфордский словарь английского языка.