bypasses

noun

a conductor having low resistance in parallel with another device to divert a fraction of the current

a surgically created shunt (usually around a damaged part)

a highway that encircles an urban area so that traffic does not have to pass through the center

verb

avoid something unpleasant or laborious

Roots

passuspass- · Latin · step, pace

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