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What does circumvent mean?

Looking for the meaning or definition of the word circumvent? Here's what it means.

Verb
  1. (transitive) to avoid or get around something; to bypass
  2. (transitive) to surround or besiege
  3. (transitive) to outwit or outsmart
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The lead character, Chip, struggles desperately to find a way to circumvent the terrible boredom and meaninglessness of existence.
It hopes crowdfunding will circumvent these obstacles and create new opportunities.
You never know when that kid with a rap sheet a mile long will circumvent the system yet again because of a judge's ruling.
To circumvent this, it will be helpful if the seats are designed with a contoured shape since it will reduce or eliminate pressure points.
To partially rectify this system new diversionary cables were laid to circumvent the target conurbations.
Mathematical procedures, such as Fourier deconvolution and derivation, have been developed to circumvent this problem.

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