circumvent > define

Surround so as to force to give up.
- usage: "The Turks besieged Vienna"
- synonyms: besiege, beleaguer, surround, hem in
Beat through cleverness and wit.
- usage: "I beat the traffic"; "She outfoxed her competitors"
- synonyms: outwit, overreach, outsmart, outfox, beat
Avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues. )
- usage: "He dodged the issue"; "she skirted the problem"; "They tend to evade their responsibilities"; "he evaded the questions skillfully"
- synonyms: hedge, fudge, evade, put off, parry, elude, skirt, dodge, duck, sidestep

(v.t.) To gain advantage over by arts, stratagem or deception; to decieve; to delude; to get around.

by Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary