Definition of Circumvents

1. Verb. (third-person singular of circumvent) ¹

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Definition of Circumvents

1. circumvent [v] - See also: circumvent

Lexicographical Neighbors of Circumvents

circumvallation
circumvallations
circumvascular
circumvection
circumvections
circumvent
circumventable
circumvented
circumventing
circumvention
circumventions
circumventive
circumventor
circumventricular
circumventricular organs
circumvents (current term)
circumvest
circumvested
circumvesting
circumvests
circumvolant
circumvolation
circumvolations
circumvolute
circumvolution
circumvolutions
circumvolve
circumvolved
circumvolves
circumvolving

Literary usage of Circumvents

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Scandinavian Adventures: During a Residence of Upwards of Twenty Years by Llewelyn Lloyd (1854)
"... CATCHES SEA FOWL—BEGUILES DUCKS—CHEATS THE FISHERMAN circumvents RATS—LAUGHS AT THE SOW—FEEDS AT THE ENEMY'S EXPENSE—TAKES HIS REVENGE—TURNS PAINTER. ..."

2. Memoirs of the Rival Houses of York and Lancaster, Historical and by Emma Roberts (1827)
"... Fear for her Son—Edward circumvents the Projects of the Lancastrians —Error in the Position of the Lancastrian Army—The Eve of the Battle—Margaret's ..."

3. The dog Crusoe and his master by Robert Michael Ballantyne (1861)
"Wolves attack the horses, and Cameron circumvents the wolves—A bear- hunt, In which Henri shines conspicuous—Joe and the "Natter-list"— An alarm—A surprise ..."

4. Origin, Rise, and Progress of Mormonism: Biography of Its Founders and by Pomeroy Tucker (1867)
"... of Young—He circumvents the Enemy—Clandestine Mormonism—Missionary Success—Statistics of the ..."

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