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Definition
1
Circumvent
To find a way around something
Examples
Because of the traffic, we decided to circumvent the center of town.
2
Circumnavigate
Travel around, either by plane or ship
Examples
We circumnavigated the earth
Live Twitter Feeds
What's the internet saying about circumvent/circumnavigate?
@2daffylou: @TheLoneOlive @LondonderryFilm Fab project. Just 1 thing. "she would circumvent the world". No, c-vent means avoid. Circumnavigate maybe. :)