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bypass
/ˈbaɪpɑːs/ verb [T]Definition
GO AROUND › to go around a place or thing and not through it: I was hoping to bypass the city centre.
AVOID › to avoid dealing with someone or something by dealing directly with someone or something else: They bypassed him and went straight to his manager.
(Definition of bypass verb from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary
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