circumvent vs elude

circumvent and elude both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
circumvent	No	No	Yes	No
elude	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, circumvent and elude are synonyms defined as:

circumvent and elude: avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues)

Other synonyms of circumvent include dodge, duck, evade, fudge, hedge, parry, put off, sidestep, skirt.

circumvent (verb)	elude (verb)
avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues)	avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues)
beat through cleverness and wit	escape, either physically or mentally
surround so as to force to give up	be incomprehensible to; escape understanding by