I think the form "beggars the question", i.e., left the question in poverty, unanswered, is somewhat less misinterpretable. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beg

I think the form "beggars the question", i.e., left the question in poverty, unanswered, is somewhat less misinterpretable. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Begging_the_question https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Begging_the_question