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domingo, 15 de janeiro de 2012

Word of the Day: Circumvent


Circumvent:  lograr, enganar, tirar vantagem de, evitar, frustrar, rodear, pegar em armadilha
Synonyms: dodgeget aroundshortcut,sidestep, avoid,balk, upset, beat, trick, betray, stump,  bypass, challenge

...“It’s harder for authoritarian regimes to survive, because we can circumvent old structures with cellphones and the Internet,” says Clooney…
Newsweek, February 20, 2011