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circumvent

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