# circumvent

> English word · Verb · IPA /səːkəmˈvɛnt/ · frequency rank #23,783

## Definitions
1. to avoid or get around something; to bypass
2. to surround or besiege
3. to outwit or outsmart

## Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin circumveniō.

## Common misspellings (16)
`ccircumvent`, `cicrumvent`, `circcumvent`, `circmuvent`, `circumevnt`, `circummvent`, `circumvennt`, `circumventt`, `circumvetn`, `circumvnet`, `circumvvent`, `circuvment`, `cirrcumvent`, `cirucmvent`, `cricumvent`, `icrcumvent`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/circumvent