elude vs circumvent

elude and circumvent both are verbs.

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

As verbs, elude and circumvent are synonyms defined as:

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

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

elude (verb)	circumvent (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)
escape, either physically or mentally	beat through cleverness and wit
be incomprehensible to; escape understanding by	surround so as to force to give up