to circumvent / to cheat
verb/buɾˈlaɾ/medium
bur·lar
Definition
To deceive or trick someone, usually with cunning; to cleverly avoid complying with (a law, rule); to skillfully escape something or someone.
He found a loophole to circumvent the new regulations.
The spy managed to evade surveillance and cross the border.
Common collocations
to circumvent the lawto evade surveillanceto cheat the system
Idiomatic expressions
- to cheat death
Etymology
Do provençal antigo 'burla' (troça, zombaria).