Definition of circumvenio
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Orthography ID = 1002547
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LEM
circumveniō, circumvenīre, circumvēnī, circumventus
verb (4th conjugation)
  1. to come around, be around, encircle, encompass, surround
  2. to surround, encompass, beset, invest
  3. [figuratively] to encompass, beset, oppress, distress, afflict, overthrow
  4. to deceive, cheat, defraud
Abbreviations
circum-veniō vēnī, ventus, īre, to come around, be around, encircle, encompass, surround: circumventi flammā, Cs.: Cocytos circumvenit, V.: planities locis paulo superioribus circumventa, S.: singulas urbīs, to go from city to city, S.

—To surround, encompass, beset, invest: nostros, Cs.: consulem, N.: insontīs, S.: legio circumventa, L.

— Fig., to encompass, beset, oppress, distress, afflict, overthrow: circumventus morbo te: aliquem per arbitrum, i. e. to lay hold of: potentis alicuius opibus circumveniri: falsis criminibus, S.: ab inimicis, S.: senem circumveniunt incommoda, H.

—To deceive, cheat, defraud: circumventus pecuniā: per insidias ab eo circumveni, betrayed into an ambush, Cs.: fenore circumventa plebs, L.
 
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