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circumvent::verb | Spocien Dictionary

circumvent

/,sɜrkəm'vɛnt/

avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues)

Type	Words
Synonyms	dodge, duck, elude, evade, fudge, hedge, parry, put off, sidestep, skirt
Type of	avoid
Has types	quibble, beg
Derivation	circumvention

circumvent

/,sɜrkəm'vɛnt/

surround so as to force to give up

Type	Words
Synonyms	beleaguer, besiege, hem in, surround
Type of	assail, attack
Has types	blockade, ebb, seal off

circumvent

/,sɜrkəm'vɛnt/

beat through cleverness and wit

Type	Words
Synonyms	beat, outfox, outsmart, outwit, overreach
Type of	outstrip, surmount, surpass, exceed, outgo, outdo, outmatch, outperform
Verb group	vanquish, beat, beat out, crush, shell, trounce