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| 1. | [ verb ] beat through cleverness and wit | |
| Synonyms: | outsmart overreach outfox beat outwit | |
| Examples: | "I beat the traffic" "She outfoxed her competitors" |
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| Related terms: | surpass beat | |
| 2. | [ verb ] (military) surround so as to force to give up | |
| Synonyms: | besiege hem_in surround beleaguer | |
| Examples: | "The Turks besieged Vienna" |
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| Related terms: | attack blockade ebb besieger | |
| 3. | [ verb ] avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues) | |
| Synonyms: | sidestep evade skirt dodge hedge duck parry put_off elude fudge | |
| Examples: | "He dodged the issue" "she skirted the problem" "They tend to evade their responsibilities" "he evaded the questions skillfully" |
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| Related terms: | avoid quibble dodge evasion circumvention equivocator hedge | |
| Similar spelling: |
circumvention circumvolve circumvolute circumvallate circumfuse circumcise circumspect circumstance circumboreal circumstances circumspectly circumscribe circumference circumduction circumcision circumflex |
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