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Showing words for CIRCUMVENT using the English dictionary

10 Letter Words for Circumvent

circumvent

9 Letter Words for Circumvent

centumvir

8 Letter Words for Circumvent

cincture, unmetric

7 Letter Words for Circumvent

centric, centrum, curtein, incurve, micerun, minceur, minuter, numeric, nutrice, runtime, teucrin, tumeric, uncrime, unmiter, unrivet, ventric, venturi, vitreum

6 Letter Words for Circumvent

centum, cerium, cinter, circue, circum, circut, cnemic, crenic, cretic, cretin, crimen, crinet, crinum, cruent, cruive, crumen, cuiter, curiet, curine, curite, curnie, curvet, emunct, erucic, erucin, incute, invect, invert, iterum, meruit, metric, mincer, minter, minuet, minute, munite, murein, murine, mutine, mutive, nerium, neumic, neuric, rectum, remint, runite, termin, triune, tunier, uncite, uniter, untime, untire, untrim, uremic, uretic, vermin, vintem, vinter, virent, virtue, vitrum

5 Letter Words for Circumvent

cecum, ceint, centi, centu, cerci, ceric, cerin, cetic, cetin, cicer, cinct, circe, citer, civet, crime, crine, cruce, cruet, crunt, cruve, cumec, cumic, cumin, cunei, cunit, curet, curie, curin, curve, cuter, cutie, cutin, enrut, ermit, eruct, eucti, evict, imcnt, incur, incut, inerm, inert, inter, intue, inure, meint, merci, merit, metic, meuni, mince, miner, miter, mtier, mucic, mucin, munic, muter, mutic, nicer, niter, recit, recti, recut, remit, retin, riven, rivet, rumen, runic, rutic, rutin, tecum, temin, ticer, timer, timur, tirve, tiver, trice, trine, truce, tuner, tunic, turin, turme, unice, unite, unmet, untie, ureic, urent, urine, urite, uteri, vertu, vimen, viner, vinet, vinum, virtu

4 Letter Words for Circumvent

cent, cern, cert, ceti, cine, circ, cire, cite, cive, cric, crim, crin, crit, crue, crum, crut, cuir, cuit, cunt, cure, curn, curt, cute, cuve, eccm, ecru, emic, emir, emit, entr, eric, erin, eruc, eruv, etic, etui, icer, incr, intr, invt, item, iter, iure, mein, ment, menu, merc, meri, merv, mice, mien, mine, mint, mire, mirv, mite, muir, muni, munt, mure, mute, muti, neti, neum, neut, nevi, nice, rect, reim, rein, reit, rent, rice, riem, rime, rimu, rine, rite, rive, ruen, ruin, rume, rune, runt, term, tern, tice, tien, tier, time, tinc, tine, tire, trie, trim, trin, true, trun, tume, tune, turm, turn, unce, unci, unct, unie, unit, univ, uric, urim, uvic, uvre, vein, vent, veri, vert, vice, vier, vine, vint, vite

3 Letter Words for Circumvent

ccm, cen, cer, cie, cir, cit, civ, crc, crt, cru, cte, ctn, ctr, cue, cum, cun, cur, cut, ecc, ecm, ect, ecu, eir, emu, enc, env, ern, ert, etc, ice, imu, inc, int, inv, ire, ive, mei, men, mer, met, meu, mic, min, mir, mit, mri, mtn, mun, mut, nei, net, nie, nim, nit, num, nur, nut, rct, rec, rei, rem, rev, rie, rim, rin, rit, riv, rte, rti, ruc, rue, rum, run, rut, tec, tem, ten, ter, tic, tie, tim, tin, tiu, tmv, tri, trm, tue, tui, tum, tun, tur, uit, ume, unc, uni, ure, urn, utc, ute, uti, vcr, vei, ver, vet, vic, vie, vim, vin, vum

Definitions for Circumvent

[1] to go around or bypass: to circumvent the lake; to circumvent the real issues.
[2] to avoid (defeat, failure, unpleasantness, etc.) by artfulness or deception; avoid by anticipating or outwitting: He circumvented capture by anticipating their movements.
[3] to surround or encompass, as by stratagem; entrap: to circumvent a body of enemy troops.
[4] to evade or go around
[5] to outwit
[6] to encircle (an enemy) so as to intercept or capture

Words related to Circumvent

prevent, thwart, deceive, stymie, avoid, sidestep, evade, bypass, skirt, cramp, stump, ensnare, elude, beguile, queer, outflank, outwit, circumnavigate, disappoint, crimp

Words nearby Circumvent

circumstantiate, circumstellar, circumterrestrial, circumvallate, circumvallate papilla, circumvent, circumventricular organ, circumvolute, circumvolution, circumvolve, circus

Origin of Circumvent

1545–55; < Latin circumventus (past participle of circumvenīre to come around, surround, oppress, defraud), equivalent to circum- circum- + ven(īre ) to come + -tus past participle suffix

Other words from Circumvent

cir·cum·vent·er , cir·cum·ven·tor , noun
cir·cum·ven·tion , noun
cir·cum·ven·tive , adjective
un·cir·cum·vent·ed , adjective

Word origin for Circumvent

C15: from Latin circumvenīre, from circum- + venīre to come

Synonyms for Circumvent

avoid, bypass, deceive, evade, prevent, sidestep, skirt, stymie, thwart, beat, beguile, bilk, circumnavigate, cramp, crimp, detour, disappoint, dodge, dupe, elude, ensnare, entrap, escape, foil, frustrate, hoodwink, outflank, outwit, overreach, queer, ruin, shun, stump, trick, get around, stave off, steer clear of, ward off