beggar the question

Etymology
By alteration of.

Verb

 * 1) To beg the question.
 * 2) * 1964, Hearings of the Special Subcommittee on Construction of Military Hospital Facilities of the Committee on Armed Services, No. 64, United States Congress, p. 9823.
 * So this could and can be done but, of course, that beggars the question of putting these people on the civilian economy.

Usage notes

 * Uses of the term reflect all senses of, including the proscribed ones.