circumvent

English

verb
Definitions
  • (transitive) to avoid or get around something; to bypass
  • (transitive) to surround or besiege
  • (transitive) to outwit or outsmart

Etymology

Root from Proto-Indo-European *gʷem- (step, come, go, walk).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*gʷem-

Gloss

step, come, go, walk

Concept
Semantic Field

The house

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Kanji

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