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1
to avoid having to comply with (something) especially through cleverness
- employees who try to circumvent the company's dress code
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2
to avoid by going around
- circumvented the traffic jam by taking an alternate route
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3
to travel completely around
- most casual joggers will be able to circumvent the reservoir without too much of a strain
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The first known use of circumvent was in 1539
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