• v.
    ⦿avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues)
    lexical concept
  • He dodged the issue
  • They tend to evade their responsibilities
  • he evaded the questions skillfully
  • she skirted the problem

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Lexical context

wn:part of speechverb
ontolex:lexicalized sense
  1. enl:dodge
  2. enl:evade
  3. enl:sidestep
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wn:interlingual indexili:i25714

Other

skos:is in schemeOpen English WordNet
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  • circumventdodgeduckeludeevadefudgeparryput offsidestepskirt
  • circumventdodgeduckeludeevadefudgehedgeparryput offsidestepskirt