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circumvent

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  1. frustrate             
 
cir.cum.vent \.s*r-k*m-'vent\ \-'ven-ch*n\ vt [L circumventus, pp. of 
   circumvenire, fr. circum- + venire] to come 1a: to hem in  1b: to make a 
   circuit around  2: to check or defeat esp. by ingenuity or stratagem  - 
   cir.cum.ven.tion n