'Circumventing' definitions:
Definition of 'Circumventing'
From: GCIDE
- 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]