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circumvent definition
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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
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