v. t.
I circumvented whom I could not gain. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ L. circumventio. ] The act of prevailing over another by arts, address, or fraud; deception; fraud; imposture; delusion. [ 1913 Webster ]
A school in which he learns sly circumvention. Cowper. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Tending to circumvent; deceiving by artifices; deluding. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ L. ] One who circumvents; one who gains his purpose by cunning. [ 1913 Webster ]