Hyphenation of circumvent

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word circumvent? This word can be hyphenated and contains 3 syllables as shown below.

cir-cum-vent

Definitions of circumvent:

1.	Surround so as to force to give up The Turks besieged Vienna
2.	Beat through cleverness and wit I beat the traffic She outfoxed her competitors
3.	Avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues) He dodged the issue She skirted the problem They tend to evade their responsibilities He evaded the questions skillfully

Synonyms of circumvent:

verb	besiege, beleaguer, surround, hem in, attack, assail
verb	outwit, overreach, outsmart, outfox, beat, surpass, outstrip, outmatch, outgo, exceed, outdo, surmount, outperform
verb	hedge, fudge, evade, put off, parry, elude, skirt, dodge, duck, sidestep, avoid

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Hyphenator

The hyphen is a punctuation mark used to join words and to separate syllables of a single word. The use of hyphens is called hyphenation. The hyphen should not be confused with dashes, which are longer and have different uses, or with the minus sign, which is also longer in some contexts. Some words can be hyphenated in different places and you can use this website to find out where. Also reffered to as syllable counter and divider.