circumvent-v; 3 Senses

Sense Number 1: surround

Examples:
The captain sent the soldiers to circumvent the enemy troops.
King Arthur cicumvented the French castle with his troops.
The criminals were circumvented by the police.

Mappings:
VerbNet: NM
FrameNet: NM
PropBank: NM
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 1

Sense Number 2: outwit

Examples:
He circumvented capture by anticipating their movements.
She circumvented traffic by going around the block.
Young children are easily circumvented in a game of hide-and-go-seek.
Criminals circumvent police by having get-away plans.

Mappings:
VerbNet: NM
FrameNet: NM
PropBank: NM
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 2

Sense Number 3: evade

Examples:
The Captain was circumvented by the Pirate King.
She circumvented the problem by not talking about it.
He tried to circumvent his responsibilities by not being home.
The lawyer circumvented the accusations with double-talk.
The teacher circumvented the issues.

Mappings:
VerbNet: avoid-52
FrameNet: Compliance
PropBank: circumvent.01
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 3