circumvent

(v) surround so as to force to give up
- The Turks besieged Vienna
besiege, beleaguer, hem in, surround,
(v) beat through cleverness and wit
- I beat the traffic
- She outfoxed her competitors
outsmart, outwit, outfox, overreach, beat,
(v) 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
evade, hedge, sidestep, skirt, fudge, parry, dodge, elude, duck, put off,

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circumvention