Circumvent vs. Circumnavigate — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Circumvent and Circumnavigate
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Circumvent
To go around; bypass
Circumvented the city.
Circumnavigate
(transitive) To circumvent or bypass.
Go around
Circumvent
To avoid or get around by artful maneuvering
Circumvented the bureaucratic red tape.
Circumnavigate
To proceed completely around
Circumnavigating the earth.
Circumvent
To surround (an enemy, for example); enclose or entrap.
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Circumnavigate
To go around; circumvent
Circumnavigate the downtown traffic.
Circumvent
(transitive) to avoid or get around something; to bypass
Circumnavigate
(transitive) To travel completely around somewhere or something, especially by sail.
We circumnavigated the Mediterranean.
Circumvent
(transitive) to surround or besiege
Circumnavigate
To sail around the world.
Circumvent
(transitive) to outwit or outsmart
Circumnavigate
To sail completely round.
Having circumnavigated the whole earth.
Circumvent
To gain advantage over by arts, stratagem, or deception; to decieve; to delude; to get around.
I circumvented whom I could not gain.
Circumnavigate
Travel around, either by plane or ship;
We compassed the earth
Circumvent
Surround so as to force to give up;
The Turks besieged Vienna
Circumvent
Beat through cleverness and wit;
I beat the traffic
She outfoxed her competitors
Circumvent
Avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues);
He dodged the issue
She skirted the problem
They tend to evade their responsibilities
He evaded the questions skillfully
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