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English verb: circumvent | |||
| 1. | circumvent (competition) surround so as to force to give up | ||
| Samples | The Turks besieged Vienna. | ||
| Synonyms | beleaguer, besiege, hem in, surround | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | assail, attack | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | blockade, ebb, seal off | ||
| 2. | circumvent (competition) beat through cleverness and wit | ||
| Samples | I beat the traffic. She outfoxed her competitors. | ||
| Synonyms | beat, outfox, outsmart, outwit, overreach | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | exceed, outdo, outgo, outmatch, outperform, outstrip, surmount, surpass | ||
| Verb group | beat, beat out, crush, shell, trounce, vanquish | ||
| 3. | circumvent (communication) avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues) | ||
| Samples | He dodged the issue. She skirted the problem. They tend to evade their responsibilities. He evaded the questions skillfully. | ||
| Synonyms | dodge, duck, elude, evade, fudge, hedge, parry, put off, sidestep, skirt | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | avoid | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | beg, quibble | ||
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