circumvent

Meanings

• surround so as to force to give up
• beat through cleverness and wit
• avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues)

Synonyms

beat, beleaguer, besiege, dodge, duck, elude, evade, fudge, hedge, hem in, outfox, outsmart, outwit, overreach, parry, put off, sidestep, skirt, surround