Cir′cum‐vent″ (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Circumvented; p. pr. & vb. n.Circumventing.] [L. circumventis, p. p. of circumvenire, to come around, encompass, deceive; circum + venire to come, akin to E. come.] To gain advantage over by arts, stratagem, or deception; to decieve; to delude; to get around.
I circumvented whom I could not gain.
Dryden.