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circumvent
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 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")
Grep of noun circumvent
circumvention
Antonyms of verb circumvent
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb circumvent
3 senses of circumvent
Sense 1
besiege, beleaguer, surround, hem in, circumvent
=> attack, assail
=> contend, fight, struggle
Sense 2
outwit, overreach, outsmart, outfox, beat, circumvent
=> surpass, outstrip, outmatch, outgo, exceed, outdo, surmount, outperform
=> beat, beat out, crush, shell, trounce, vanquish
=> get the better of, overcome, defeat
Sense 3
hedge, fudge, evade, put off, circumvent, parry, elude, skirt, dodge, duck, sidestep
=> avoid
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
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated 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, outperform
Sense 3
hedge, fudge, evade, put off, circumvent, parry, elude, skirt, dodge, duck, sidestep
=> avoid
'Cause To' of verb circumvent
Derived Forms of verb circumvent
1 of 3 senses of circumvent
Sense 3
hedge, fudge, evade, put off, circumvent, parry, elude, skirt, dodge, duck, sidestep
RELATED TO>(noun) circumvention#1
=> circumvention
Domain of verb circumvent
Domain Terms of verb circumvent
Familiarity of verb circumvent
circumvent used as a verb is uncommon (polysemy count =3)
Sample Sentences of verb circumvent
3 senses of circumvent
Sense 1
besiege, beleaguer, surround, hem in, circumvent
*> Somebody ----s something
Sense 2
outwit, overreach, outsmart, outfox, beat, circumvent
*> Somebody ----s something
*> Somebody ----s somebody
Sense 3
hedge, fudge, evade, put off, circumvent, parry, elude, skirt, dodge, duck, sidestep
*> Somebody ----s something
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of verb circumvent
3 senses of circumvent
Sense 1
besiege, beleaguer, surround, hem in, circumvent
> attack, assail
=> submarine
=> pepper, pelt
=> strike, hit
=> counterattack, counterstrike
=> gas
=> storm, surprise
=> blitz
=> invade, occupy
=> besiege, beleaguer, surround, hem in, circumvent
=> bombard, bomb
=> strafe
=> cannonade
=> torpedo
=> raid, bust
Sense 2
outwit, overreach, outsmart, outfox, beat, circumvent
> surpass, outstrip, outmatch, outgo, exceed, outdo, surmount, outperform
=> outwit, overreach, outsmart, outfox, beat, circumvent
=> outgrow
=> outshout, outcry
=> outroar
=> outsail
=> outdraw
=> outsell
=> outsell
=> outpace
=> better, break
=> outshine
=> outrange
=> outweigh
=> outbrave
=> out-herod
=> outfox
=> shame
=> outmarch
=> outwear
Sense 3
hedge, fudge, evade, put off, circumvent, parry, elude, skirt, dodge, duck, sidestep
> avoid
=> hedge, fudge, evade, put off, circumvent, parry, elude, skirt, dodge, duck, sidestep
=> miss, escape
=> get off, get away, get by, get out, escape
=> bypass, short-circuit, go around, get around
=> keep off, stay off
=> shirk
=> shy away from
=> shun, eschew
Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb circumvent
Sense 1
besiege, beleaguer, surround, hem in, circumvent
=> attack, assail
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Sense 2
outwit, overreach, outsmart, outfox, beat, circumvent
=> surpass, outstrip, outmatch, outgo, exceed, outdo, surmount, outperform
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Sense 3
hedge, fudge, evade, put off, circumvent, parry, elude, skirt, dodge, duck, sidestep
=> avoid
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Grep of verb circumvent
circumvent
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