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Search phrase: circumvent

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CoriolanusCor I.ii.6Had circumvention? 'Tis not four days goneHad circumuention: 'tis not foure dayes gone
HamletHam V.i.79one that would circumvent God, might it not?one that could circumuent God, might it not?
Troilus and CressidaTC II.iii.15abundant scarce it will not in circumvention deliver aabundant scarse, it will not in circumuention deliuer a

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circumventoutwit, cheat, get the better of
circumventionwarning to avoid, chance to outwit
circumventioncraft, outwitting, getting the better of [someone]

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Word FamilyWord Family GroupWords
CIRCUMVENTBASICcircumvent v, circumvention n

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