circumvent
     v 1: surround so as to force to give up; "The Turks besieged
          Vienna" [syn: {besiege}, {beleaguer}, {surround}, {hem
          in}]
     2: beat through cleverness and wit; "I beat the traffic"; "She
        outfoxed her competitors" [syn: {outwit}, {overreach}, {outsmart},
         {outfox}, {beat}]
     3: 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"
        [syn: {hedge}, {fudge}, {evade}, {put off}, {parry}, {elude},
         {skirt}, {dodge}, {duck}, {sidestep}]
Source: WordNet® 2.0