sidestep, subvert, evade, thwart, bypass, flout, stymie, stifle, contravene, legitimatize, squelch, usurp, codify, preempt, discourage, hoodwink, manipulate, quash, curry favor, violate, enforce, restrict, frustrate, counteract, undermine, legitimize, forestall, skirting, nullify, impose, illegalize, undercut, avoid, scuttle, infiltrate, constrain, alleviate, entrench, obviate, highjack, disallow, invalidate, prevent, dodge, overturn, perpetuate, conceal, curtail, mitigate, undo, insulate, defy, intimidate, outflank, deprive, finagle, disenfranchise, eviscerate, confuse, exploit, suppress, dissuade, obfuscate, constitutionalize, outmaneuver, appease, circumscribe, impede, coerce, prohibit, ameliorate, emasculate, preclude, obstruct, dupe, allay, deceive, blackball, inhibit, invoke, forbid, marginalize, countermand, overrule, foment, supersede, truncate, comply, negate, unfetter, monopolize, apply, defraud, micromanage, discredit, override, repress, ignore, cripple, mimic, adulterate, hinder

blockade, seal off

hustler, nasty, operator, tight, wheeler dealer

assail, attack

beat, beleaguer, besiege, duck, elude, fudge, hedge, hem in, outfox, outsmart, outwit, overreach, parry, put off, skirt, surround