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Word entry · 10 letters

circumvent

Best crossword clue

"Get around"

10 letters · collected on this word page

10 lettersPronunciation /səːkəmˈvɛnt/Part of speech verbSorted cceimnrtuvStarts with CEnds with T1 cluesCommon crossword word
1C2I3R4C5U6M7V8E9N10T

Definitions

  1. avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues)

Word origin

Learned borrowing from Latin circumveniō.

Used in a sentence

  • The line turns a sharp right-angle to the north to circumvent the town, and then plunges straight into the 1 in 50, which lasts for nearly 20 miles with few intermissions, and some pitches of 1 in 40.
  • We are mortified by not being thought worthy of trust; and there is also a feeling of small triumph in circumventing those who doubt either our inclination or our power of service.

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