circumvent
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(verb) avoid or try to avoid, as of duties, questions and issues; "He dodged the issue" |
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Synonyms: dodge, duck, elude, evade, fudge, hedge, parry, put off, sidestep, skirt |
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Related Words: avoid |
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(verb) lay siege to |
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Synonyms: beleaguer, besiege, hem in, surround |
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Related Words: assail, attack, blockade, seal off |
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(verb) beat through cleverness and wit; "I beat the traffic"; "She outfoxed her competitors" |
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Synonyms: beat, outfox, outsmart, outwit, overreach |
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Related Words: exceed, outdo, outgo, outmatch, outstrip, surmount, surpass |
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