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circumvenio

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Latin

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Etymology

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From circum- (around) +‎ veniō (come).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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circumveniō (present infinitive circumvenīre, perfect active circumvēnī, supine circumventum); fourth conjugation

  1. to surround
    Synonyms: circumeō, circumsistō, circumdō, claudō, obsideō, assideō, circumsaepiō, stīpō, saepiō, complector, amplector
  2. to beset, oppress, distress, overthrow
    Synonyms: opprimō, angō
  3. to circumvent, deceive, cheat, trick
    Synonyms: frūstror, ēlūdō, mentior, dēstituō, fallō, fraudō, dēcipiō, circumdūcō, ingannō, indūcō

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References

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  • circumvenio”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • circumvenio”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • circumvenio in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • Carl Meißner, Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book[1], London: Macmillan and Co.
    • to make the round of the sentries: circumvenire vigilias (Sall. Iug. 45. 2)
    • to surround the enemy from the rear: circumvenire hostem aversum or a tergo (B. G. 2. 26)