1. To surround (an enemy, for example); enclose or entrap. 2. To go around; bypass: circumvented the city. 3. To avoid or get around by artful maneuvering: She planned a way to circumvent all the bureaucratic red tape
sth. what is irreleviant Not important; insignificant: "Some pissant Texas court wants to make [the company] pay ... more than $10 billion in reparations"