1. circumvent - verb
· surround so as to force to give up; "The Turks besieged Vienna"
Synonym(s): besiege, beleaguer, surround, hem_in
2. circumvent - verb
· beat through cleverness and wit; "I beat the traffic"; "She outfoxed her competitors"
Synonym(s): outwit, overreach, outsmart, outfox, beat
Hypernym(s): surpass, outstrip, outmatch, outgo, exceed, outdo, surmount, outperform
3. circumvent - verb
· 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"
Synonym(s): hedge, fudge, evade, put_off, parry, elude, skirt, dodge, duck, sidestep
Hypernym(s): avoid
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