<b><font size="4">"circumvent"</font></b><br/><b>verb</b> <ol> <li>surround so as to force to give up; "The Turks besieged Vienna" [syn: <a href="/">besiege</a>, <a href="../beleaguer.html">beleaguer</a>, <a href="/">surround</a>, <a href="/">hem in</a>] </li> <li>beat through cleverness and wit; "I beat the traffic"; "She outfoxed her competitors" [syn: <a href="../outwit.html">outwit</a>, <a href="../overreach.html">overreach</a>, <a href="/">outsmart</a>, <a href="/">outfox</a>, <a href="../beat.html">beat</a>] </li> <li>avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues); "He dodged the issue"; "she skirted the problem"; "They tend to evade their responsibilities"; "he evaded the questions skillfully" [syn: <a href="../hedge.html">hedge</a>, <a href="../fudge.html">fudge</a>, <a href="/">evade</a>, <a href="../putoff.html">put off</a>, <a href="../parry.html">parry</a>, <a href="/">elude</a>, <a href="/">skirt</a>, <a href="../dodge.html">dodge</a>, <a href="../duck.html">duck</a>, <a href="../sidestep.html">sidestep</a>]</li> </ol> Source: <a href="../circumvent.html">http://www.word.sc/circumvent</a>

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