circumvent
verb/ˌsɜrkəmˈvɛnt/
Frequency rank: #11,130 most common English word
Meaning
to find a way around an obstacle or rule, often in a clever or indirect way
Example sentence
The hackers found a way to circumvent the security system and access private data.
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