'Circumvented' definitions:

Definition of 'Circumvented'

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  • 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. [1913 Webster]

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