circumvent

Verb

Synonyms: besiege beleaguer surround hem in outwit overreach outsmart outfox beat hedge fudge evade

WordNet 3.0

Verb (3)

surround so as to force to give up“The Turks besieged Vienna”Synonyms: besiege beleaguer surround hem in
beat through cleverness and wit“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)“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

Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Circumvent \Cir`cum*vent"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Circumvented; p. pr. & vb. n. Circumventing.] [L. circumventis, p. p. of circumvenire, to come around, encompass, deceive; circum + venire to come, akin to E. come.] To gain advantage over by arts, stratagem, or deception; to decieve; to delude; to get around. [1913 Webster]

I circumvented whom I could not gain. --Dryden. [1913 Webster]