Circumvent

verb
avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues)
“He dodged the issue”
Similar: hedge, fudge, evade, put off, parry, elude
verb
surround so as to force to give up
“The Turks besieged Vienna”
Similar: besiege, beleaguer, surround, hem in
verb
beat through cleverness and wit
“I beat the traffic”
Similar: outwit, overreach, outsmart, outfox, beat