Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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circumvent | No | No | Yes | No |
dodge | Yes | No | Yes | No |
circumvent (noun) | dodge (noun) |
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a quick evasive movement | |
an elaborate or deceitful scheme contrived to deceive or evade | |
a statement that evades the question by cleverness or trickery |
circumvent (verb) | dodge (verb) |
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avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues) | avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues) |
beat through cleverness and wit | make a sudden movement in a new direction so as to avoid |
surround so as to force to give up | move to and fro or from place to place usually in an irregular course |