Latin

Verb

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

1. I surround.
2. I beset, oppress, distress, overthrow.
3. I circumvent, deceive, cheat, trick.

Inflection

Derived terms

• circumventiō
• circumventor
• circumventus

Related terms

Descendants

References

• 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
• Félix Gaffiot (1934), “circumvenio”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.
• Meissner, Carl; Auden, Henry William (1894) Latin Phrase-Book, 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)