v. t. | 1. | To gain advantage over by arts, stratagem, or deception; to decieve; to delude; to get around. |
Verb | 1. | circumvent - surround so as to force to give up; "The Turks besieged Vienna" |
2. | circumvent - beat through cleverness and wit; "I beat the traffic"; "She outfoxed her competitors" | |
3. | circumvent - 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" |