circumvent vs evade

circumvent and evade both are verbs.

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

As verbs, circumvent and evade are synonyms defined as:

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

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

circumvent (verb)	evade (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	use cunning or deceit to escape or avoid
surround so as to force to give up	escape, either physically or mentally
	practice evasion