bypassphoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticphonetic verb [T]
1. to avoid (something) by going around it
     We were in a hurry so we decided to bypass Canterbury because we knew
    there'd be a lot of traffic.
    I decided to bypass the boss (=to act without his or her permission) and make
   the decision myself.

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