CIRCUMNAVIGATE

[verb] [T] [formal] - to sail all the way around, or (figurative) to move around (something) in order to avoid hitting itThey circumnavigated Cape Horn Island in canoes.(figurative) We carried the picture carefully through to the main exhibition, circumnavigating several obstacles en route.(figurative) Manufacturers and shops circumnavigate (= avoid) gun laws by providing realistic models which are unable to discharge missiles.