circumvenio

Latin

Etymology

From circum- (“around”) +‎ veniō (“come”).

Pronunciation

(Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /kir.kumˈu̯e.ni.oː/, [kɪrkʊmˈu̯ɛnioː]
(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /t͡ʃir.kumˈve.ni.o/, [t͡ʃirkumˈvɛːnio]

Verb

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

to surround
Synonyms: circumeō, circumsistō, circumdō, claudō, obsideō, assideō, circumsaepiō, stīpō, saepiō, complector, amplector
to beset, oppress, distress, overthrow
Synonyms: opprimō, angō
to circumvent, deceive, cheat, trick
Synonyms: frūstror, ēlūdō, mentior, dēstituō, fallō, fraudō, dēcipiō, circumdūcō, ingannō, indūcō

Conjugation

Conjugation of circumveniō (fourth conjugation)
indicative		singular			plural
indicative		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	circumveniō	circumvenīs	circumvenit	circumvenīmus	circumvenītis	circumveniunt
	imperfect	circumveniēbam	circumveniēbās	circumveniēbat	circumveniēbāmus	circumveniēbātis	circumveniēbant
	future	circumveniam	circumveniēs	circumveniet	circumveniēmus	circumveniētis	circumvenient
	perfect	circumvēnī	circumvēnistī	circumvēnit	circumvēnimus	circumvēnistis	circumvēnērunt, circumvēnēre
	pluperfect	circumvēneram	circumvēnerās	circumvēnerat	circumvēnerāmus	circumvēnerātis	circumvēnerant
	future perfect	circumvēnerō	circumvēneris	circumvēnerit	circumvēnerimus	circumvēneritis	circumvēnerint
passive	present	circumvenior	circumvenīris, circumvenīre	circumvenītur	circumvenīmur	circumvenīminī	circumveniuntur
	imperfect	circumveniēbar	circumveniēbāris, circumveniēbāre	circumveniēbātur	circumveniēbāmur	circumveniēbāminī	circumveniēbantur
	future	circumveniar	circumveniēris, circumveniēre	circumveniētur	circumveniēmur	circumveniēminī	circumvenientur
	perfect	circumventus + present active indicative of sum
	pluperfect	circumventus + imperfect active indicative of sum
	future perfect	circumventus + future active indicative of sum
subjunctive		singular			plural
subjunctive		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	circumveniam	circumveniās	circumveniat	circumveniāmus	circumveniātis	circumveniant
	imperfect	circumvenīrem	circumvenīrēs	circumvenīret	circumvenīrēmus	circumvenīrētis	circumvenīrent
	perfect	circumvēnerim	circumvēnerīs	circumvēnerit	circumvēnerīmus	circumvēnerītis	circumvēnerint
	pluperfect	circumvēnissem	circumvēnissēs	circumvēnisset	circumvēnissēmus	circumvēnissētis	circumvēnissent
passive	present	circumveniar	circumveniāris, circumveniāre	circumveniātur	circumveniāmur	circumveniāminī	circumveniantur
	imperfect	circumvenīrer	circumvenīrēris, circumvenīrēre	circumvenīrētur	circumvenīrēmur	circumvenīrēminī	circumvenīrentur
	perfect	circumventus + present active subjunctive of sum
	pluperfect	circumventus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
imperative		singular			plural
imperative		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	—	circumvenī	—	—	circumvenīte	—
active	future	—	circumvenītō	circumvenītō	—	circumvenītōte	circumveniuntō
passive	present	—	circumvenīre	—	—	circumvenīminī	—
passive	future	—	circumvenītor	circumvenītor	—	—	circumveniuntor
non-finite forms		active			passive
non-finite forms		present	perfect	future	present	perfect	future
infinitives		circumvenīre	circumvēnisse	circumventūrum esse	circumvenīrī	circumventum esse	circumventum īrī
participles		circumveniēns	—	circumventūrus	—	circumventus	circumveniendus, circumveniundus
verbal nouns		gerund				supine
		genitive	dative	accusative	ablative	accusative	ablative
		circumveniendī	circumveniendō	circumveniendum	circumveniendō	circumventum	circumventū

Derived terms

Related terms

Descendants

English: circumvent
French: circonvenir
Italian: circonvenire
Spanish: circunvenir

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
circumvenio in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
Carl Meißner, Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book‎^[1], 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)