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circumvent definition

circumvent


 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  circumvent 
 
  2  of  3  senses  of  circumvent 
 
  Sense  1 
  besiege,  beleaguer,  surround,  hem  in  circumvent 
  =>  blockade,  seal  off 
  =>  ebb 
 
  Sense  3 
  hedge,  fudge,  evade,  put  off  circumvent,  parry,  elude,  skirt,  dodge,  duck,  sidestep 
  =>  quibble 
 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  circumvent 
 
  2  of  3  senses  of  circumvent 
 
  Sense  1 
  besiege,  beleaguer,  surround,  hem  in  circumvent 
  =>  blockade,  seal  off 
  =>  ebb 
 
  Sense  3 
  hedge,  fudge,  evade,  put  off  circumvent,  parry,  elude,  skirt,  dodge,  duck,  sidestep 
  =>  quibble 
 
  Entailment  of  verb  circumvent 
 
 
  Synonyms/Hypernyms  (Ordered  by  Frequency)  of  verb  circumvent 
 
  3  senses  of  circumvent 
 
  Sense  1 
  besiege,  beleaguer,  surround,  hem  in  circumvent 
  =>  attack,  assail 
 
  Sense  2 
  outwit,  overreach,  outsmart,  outfox,  beat  circumvent 
  =>  surpass,  outstrip,  outmatch,  outgo,  exceed,  outdo,  surmount 
 
  Sense  3 
  hedge,  fudge,  evade,  put  off  circumvent,  parry,  elude,  skirt,  dodge,  duck,  sidestep 
  =>  avoid 
 
  Familiarity  of  verb  circumvent 
 
  circumvent  used  as  a  verb  is  uncommon  (polysemy  count  =  3) 
 
  Synonyms  (Grouped  by  Similarity  of  Meaning)  of  verb  circumvent 
 
  Sense  1 
  besiege,  beleaguer,  surround,  hem  in  circumvent 
  =>  attack,  assail 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  2 
  outwit,  overreach,  outsmart,  outfox,  beat  circumvent 
  =>  surpass,  outstrip,  outmatch,  outgo,  exceed,  outdo,  surmount 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  3 
  hedge,  fudge,  evade,  put  off  circumvent,  parry,  elude,  skirt,  dodge,  duck,  sidestep 
  =>  avoid 
  -------------- 
 
  Grep  of  noun  circumvent 
  circumvention 
 
  Overview  of  verb  circumvent 
 
  The  verb  circumvent  has  3  senses  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  besiege,  beleaguer,  surround,  hem  in  circumvent  --  (surround  so  as  to  force  to  give  up  "The  Turks  besieged  Vienna") 
  2.  outwit,  overreach,  outsmart,  outfox,  beat  circumvent  --  (beat  through  cleverness  and  wit;  "I  beat  the  traffic";  "She  outfoxed  her  competitors") 
  3.  hedge,  fudge,  evade,  put  off  circumvent,  parry,  elude,  skirt,  dodge,  duck,  sidestep  --  (avoid  or  try  to  avoid,  as  of  duties,  questions  and  issues;  "He  dodged  the  issue") 
 
  Overview  of  verb  circumvent 
 
  The  verb  circumvent  has  3  senses  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  besiege,  beleaguer,  surround,  hem  in  circumvent  --  (surround  so  as  to  force  to  give  up  "The  Turks  besieged  Vienna") 
  2.  outwit,  overreach,  outsmart,  outfox,  beat  circumvent  --  (beat  through  cleverness  and  wit;  "I  beat  the  traffic";  "She  outfoxed  her  competitors") 
  3.  hedge,  fudge,  evade,  put  off  circumvent,  parry,  elude,  skirt,  dodge,  duck,  sidestep  --  (avoid  or  try  to  avoid,  as  of  duties,  questions  and  issues;  "He  dodged  the  issue") 



circumvent definition