circumvent

 
Pronunciation: /səːkəmˈvɛnt/

verb

[with object]
  • 1find a way around (an obstacle): if you come to an obstruction in a road you can seek to circumvent it
  • overcome (a problem or difficulty) in a clever and surreptitious way: it was always possible to circumvent the regulations
  • 2 archaic deceive; outwit: he’s circumvented her with some of his stories

Derivatives

circumvention

noun

Origin:

late Middle English: from Latin circumvent- 'skirted around', from the verb circumvenire, from circum 'around' + venire 'come'