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[1] |
enclose
,
fence in
,
encircle
,
surround
,
circumscribe
,
bound
,
coop
,
restrict
,
hedge
,
confine
,
fortify
,
protect
,
separate
|
[2] |
parry
,
avoid
,
fend off
,
sidestep
,
dodge
,
evade
,
hedge
,
stonewall
,
equivocate
,
palter
,
tergiversate
,
vacillate
,
shilly-shally
,
quibble
,
cavil
,
beat about the bush
,
qualify
,
prevaricate
,
(Colloq) (Brit) waffle
|
[3] |
wall
,
palisade
,
fence in
,
surround
|
[4] |
argue
,
contend
,
debate
|
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