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How to sign: 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";
Similiar / Same: hedge, evade, skirt, sidestep, fudge, parry, circumvent, elude, dodge, duck
Categories: avoid
Within this category: quibble
How to sign: hold back to a later time
"let's postpone the exam";
Similiar / Same: postpone, prorogue, table, shelve, set back, defer, put over, remit, hold over
Categories: delay
Within this category: call, hold, probate, reprieve, suspend
