To circumvent something is to go around it, to avoid it. Sometimes you may need to circumvent a roadblock in order to get to your destination.
He circumvented the roadblock by driving around it.
She circumvented the problem by asking a different question.
verb
avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues)
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verb
surround so as to force to give up
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verb
beat through cleverness and wit
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The act is circumvented in most of the colonies.
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It is not the job of the bot approval group to circumvent that.
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It was possible to circumvent the village through the attics of these houses.
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He left the system, refusing to circumvent the law.
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The second rule is used to circumvent the first rule.
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This is to circumvent the ruling from the lawsuit described below.
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Making compensation or reparations could circumvent the anathema of the Church.
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In fact, the suggestion itself circumvents the entire mediation process.
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It appeared that the actions of the demon might circumvent the second law.
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He willingly circumvents the rules in an attempt to supplant the Composer.