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Circumvent vs Circumvolve - What's the difference?

circumvent | circumvolve |

In lang=en terms the difference between circumvent and circumvolve

is that circumvent is to outwit or outsmart while circumvolve is to roll round; to cause to revolve; to put into a circular motion.

As verbs the difference between circumvent and circumvolve

is that circumvent is to avoid or get around something; to bypass while circumvolve is to revolve or move about.

circumvent

English

Verb

(en verb)
  • to avoid or get around something; to bypass
  • to surround or besiege
  • to outwit or outsmart
  • circumvolve

    English

    Verb

  • To revolve or move about.
  • To roll round; to cause to revolve; to put into a circular motion.
  • (Herrick)

    References

    * "circumvolve." Dictionary.com Unabridged. Random House, Inc. 19 Nov. 2009. . ----