[cir.cum.vent] vt [L circumventus, pp. of circumvenire, fr. circum- + venire to come--more at come] (1539) 1 a: to hem in b: to make a circuit around
2: to manage to get around esp. by ingenuity or stratagem "the setup ~ed the red tape --Lynne McTaggart" -- cir.cum.ven.tion n