History
History
Synonyms
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Meaning:
bypass

a wide road passing round a town or village

avoid

cajole

to use flattery or deceit to persuade, get information etc from, (a person)

attempt to coax; flatter

circumlocate

stray from normal path

stray from normal path

circumvent

to find a way to get round (a law, rule etc)

fool, mislead

deviate

to turn, move away, leave (what is usual, customary, right etc)

stray from normal path

elude

to escape (capture) by (a person) (especially by deceiving)

avoid; escape

evade

to stay out of the way of (a bad person or thing)

get away from

nationalize

(of a government) to transfer (an industry etc) from private to State ownership; to make (a person) a national

socialize

shirk

to try to avoid (doing something, responsibility, duty etc)

avoid, get out of responsibility

shun

to avoid (the usual word)

avoid, ignore

sidestep

to avoid (a blow etc) by moving to one side; to avoid answering

dodge

socialize

to be friendly in the company of other people

be friendly at gatherings

veer

to change direction

change direction

GET AROUND as in Wiktionary
GET AROUND as in Wikipedia