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PRONUNCIATION OF CIRCUMVENTIVE

circumventive  [ˌsɜːkəmˈventɪv] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CIRCUMVENTIVE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Circumventive is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES CIRCUMVENTIVE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of circumventive in the English dictionary

The definition of circumventive in the dictionary is evasive.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH CIRCUMVENTIVE


adventive
ədˈvɛntɪv
affrontive
əˈfrʌntɪv
agentive
ˈeɪdʒəntɪv
anal-retentive
ˌeɪnəlrəˈtɛntɪv
appointive
əˈpɔɪntɪv
argumentive
ˈɑːɡjʊməntɪv
attentive
əˈtɛntɪv
disincentive
ˌdɪsɪnˈsɛntɪv
fermentive
fəˈmɛntɪv
inattentive
ˌɪnəˈtɛntɪv
incentive
ɪnˈsɛntɪv
inventive
ɪnˈvɛntɪv
irretentive
ˌɪrɪˈtɛntɪv
plaintive
ˈpleɪntɪv
preventive
prɪˈvɛntɪv
retentive
rɪˈtɛntɪv
substantive
ˈsʌbstəntɪv
unattentive
ˌʌnəˈtentɪv
uninventive
ˌʌnɪnˈventɪv
unretentive
ˌʌnrɪˈtentɪv

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CIRCUMVENTIVE

circumspectly
circumspectness
circumstance
circumstances
circumstantial
circumstantial evidence
circumstantiality
circumstantially
circumstantiate
circumstantiation
circumstellar
circumvallate
circumvallation
circumvent
circumventer
circumvention
circumventor
circumvolution
circumvolutory
circumvolve

WORDS THAT END LIKE CIRCUMVENTIVE

active
alternative
anal retentive
assentive
automotive
competitive
cooperative
creative
effective
executive
in the negative
intentive
interactive
native
negative
overattentive
presentive
sustentive
tax incentive
wage incentive

Synonyms and antonyms of circumventive in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «circumventive» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF CIRCUMVENTIVE

Find out the translation of circumventive to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of circumventive from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «circumventive» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

circumventive
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

elusión
570 millions of speakers

English

circumventive
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

circumventive
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

circumventive
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

circumventive
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

circumventive
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

circumventive
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

circumventive
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Mengelakkan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Herum
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

circumventive
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

circumventive
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Circumventive
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

circumventive
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

circumventive
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

उत्तेजित करणारा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

circumventive
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

circumventive
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

circumventive
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

circumventive
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

circumventive
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

circumventive
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

circumventive
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

circumventive
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

circumventive
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of circumventive

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CIRCUMVENTIVE»

The term «circumventive» is barely ever used and occupies the 203.885 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «CIRCUMVENTIVE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «circumventive» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «circumventive» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about circumventive

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CIRCUMVENTIVE»

Discover the use of circumventive in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to circumventive and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Historical Linguistics 2001: Selected papers from the 15th ...
3.2 Circumventive strategies in 1894 1894 was the first year in which German brand names were registered according to an international convention and thereafter published periodically. The following statistical data are based on a systematic ...
Barry J. Blake, Kate Burridge, 2003
2
Exploiting images and image collections in the new media: ...
Point at Issue The respective stages of circumvention will be the manufacturing and import of equipment for circumvention, distribution of such circumventive equipment and circumventive activities, and there are circumventive activities in ...
Barbara T. Hoffman, 1999
3
The Future of Consumer Credit Regulation: Creative ...
The result is disappointing when one considers the fast growing and diversifying markets with innovative and sometimes circumventive products, the growing over -indebtedness of private households, the more and more individualized scoring ...
Michelle Kelly-Louw, James P. Nehf, Peter Rott, 2008
4
Official Gazette of the United States Patent and Trademark ...
... a circumventive wiring board for transmission lines for providing circumventive wiring for said transmission lines for connecting said input/output ends of the transmission lines to said transmission terminal unit, a circumventive wiring board ...
5
Remedial and Clinical Reading Instruction
The reading teacher may. however, also work with the regular classroom teacher to assist in putting together circumventive strategies that will enable the students to participate adequately in content area learning. • The readability level of the ...
Sandra McCormick, 1987
6
Financial Institutions and the Nation's Economy: FINE : ...
Clearly, if the regulation succeeds in promoting a socially desirable objective, that would indicate that “circumventive innovation” (see Holland, 1975) decreases welfare. On the other hand, regulation, however well intentioned, can rarely be ...
7
Reports of cases determined in the Supreme Court of the ...
1991] since 1978, the “essential control” test propounded by the majority as the tool to expose circumventive intent is unworkable. Several of the factors noted as establishing circumventive intent actually apply to most California districts.
California. Supreme Court, Bancroft-Whitney Company, 1992
8
FINE: Depository institutions and housing. Regulation of ...
Clearly, if the regulation succeeds in promoting a socially desirable objective, that would indicate that "circumventive innovation" (see Holland, 1975) decreases welfare. On the other hand, regulation, however well inten- tioned, can rarely be ...
9
Law and policy of ROC-EC bilateral trade: an ROC (Taiwan) ...
Thus, circumventive practices committed prior to the formation of the present arrangement, back to those imports made after 1 January 1980 but uncovered thereafter, would still be penalized by deducting an equivalent amount from the ...
Sui-Yu Wu, 1995
10
West's California reporter. Second series
Several of the factors noted as establishing circumventive intent actually apply to most California districts. For example, under the test suggested, the fact that there are "common or overlapping governing boards" is viewed as one indication of ...

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CIRCUMVENTIVE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term circumventive is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Can Evangelicals and Christians Coexist in America?
... whether they believe it or not. If the Internet is your primary source of news or content you should be extremely circumventive. Reply · Like. «Huffington Post, Jun 15»
2
Saltdogs have offered 14 years of opportunity to players
So when (Jarett Garner) threw the franchise's first no-hitter, we had to come up with a circumventive way to talk about it without really saying it. «Lincoln Journal Star, May 15»
3
We moved ordinance in order to revive mining industry: Steel …
There is nothing circumventive about it. At the end of the day, it still must be cleared by Parliament. To what extent will this simplify issues ailing ... «Economic Times, Jan 15»
4
ISPs and security experts criticise UK web snooping law plans
"It is likely to do more harm than good, because criminals and terrorists will, and often do, use circumventive methods such as VPNs and Tor," ... «V3.co.uk, Nov 14»
5
POINT OF VIEW/ Takeshi Jingu: Risks, opportunities in China's …
Such circumventive lending, one form of shadow banking, is a problem. Additionally, some P2P lenders are essentially loan sharks that use the ... «Asahi Shimbun, Sep 14»
6
POINT OF VIEW/ Takeshi Jingu: China responds to funding crunch
Although the plan was sold to investors by a bank acting as a sales agent, it appears to be a circumventive lending, or shadow banking, ... «Asahi Shimbun, May 14»
7
Turkey's Prime Minister Wants to Ban the 'Scourge' of Social Media
We've seen it time and again; efforts to quash web freedom are largely ineffective owing to circumventive methods like proxies and VPNs. «Motherboard, Mar 14»
8
POINT OF VIEW/ Takeshi Jingu: Market forces the big factor in …
Additionally, shadow banking, which has gained prominence in China over the past few years, is a form of circumventive finance. That is, banks ... «Asahi Shimbun, Feb 14»
9
Cheese Made From Bacteria Between Your Toes and Other Bizarre …
British designer Agatha Haines' entry, Circumventive Organs, postulates about superhuman organs, made with tissue from other animals. «Smithsonian, Jan 14»
10
Hungry? Try Some Cheese Made of Michael Pollan's Belly-Button …
Agatha Haines' Circumventive Organs looks at what might happen if you could crossbreed animal and human organs. Image: Science Gallery. «Wired, Dec 13»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Circumventive [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/circumventive>. Apr 2024 ».
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