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Verb circumvent has 3 senses
- besiege, beleaguer, surround, hem in, circumvent - surround so as to force to give up; "The Turks besieged Vienna"
--1 is one way to attack, assail
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
- outwit, overreach, outsmart, outfox, beat, circumvent - beat through cleverness and wit; "I beat the traffic"; "She outfoxed her competitors"
--2 is one way to surpass, outstrip, outmatch, outgo, exceed, outdo, surmount, outperform
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
- hedge, fudge, evade, put off, circumvent, parry, elude, skirt, dodge, duck, sidestep - 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"
--3 is one way to avoid
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
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