Circumvent vs Overlook - What's the difference?
circumvent | overlook |
to avoid or get around something; to bypass
to surround or besiege
to outwit or outsmart
To look down upon from a place that is over or above; to look over or view from a higher position; to rise above, so as to command a view of
Hence: To supervise; to watch over; sometimes, to observe secretly
To inspect; to examine; to look over carefully or repeatedly.
To look upon with an evil eye; to bewitch by looking upon; to fascinate.
To fail to notice; to look over and beyond (anything) without seeing it; to miss or omit in looking.
To pretend not to have noticed, especially a mistake; to pass over without censure or punishment.
As verbs the difference between circumvent and overlook
is that circumvent is to avoid or get around something; to bypass while overlook is to look down upon from a place that is over or above; to look over or view from a higher position; to rise above, so as to command a view of.As a noun overlook is
a vista or point that gives a beautiful view.circumvent
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(en verb)overlook
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(Webster 1913)Verb
(en verb)- to overlook a valley from a hill
- to overlook a gang of laborers; to overlook one who is writing a letter