1. to walk about Ja.i.214 (inf. ˚ituṃ = pādacāra-gamanena gantuṃ C.).
2. Caus. vañceti to cheat, deceive, delude, elude DN.i.50; Snp.100, Snp.129, Snp.356; Ja.iii.420 (aor. avañci = vañcesi C.); Ja.vi.403 (˚etu-kāma) Pv.iii.4#2; Mil.396; Mhvs.25, Mhvs.69 (tomaraṃ avañcayi). pp. vañcita.

vañc: see etym. under vaṅka
■ The Dhtp distinguishes two roots vañc, viz. “gamane” (46) and “palambhane” (543), thus giving the literally & the fig meanings.