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   E·vade

   /əˈvād/

   

   verb

   • 1. escape or avoid, especially by cleverness or trickery: "friends helped him to evade capture for a time" Similar eludeavoiddodgeescape (from)stay away fromsteer clear ofrun away frombreak away fromloseleave behindshakeshake offkeep at arm's lengthkeep out of someone's waygive someone a wide berthsidestepkeep one's distance fromdeceivetrickcheatend-runinformal:ditchgive someone the sliparchaic:bilkOpposite confrontrun into
   • ▪ (of an abstract thing) elude (someone): "sleep still evaded her"
   • ▪ avoid giving a direct answer to (a question): "he denied evading the question" Similar avoidnot give a straight answer tododgesidestepbypasshedgefencefend offparryskirt aroundfudgequibble aboutbe equivocal aboutbe evasive aboutget out offind a way aroundnot payinformal:duckcop out ofOpposite face
   • ▪ avoid dealing with or accepting; contrive not to do (something morally or legally required): "difficulties to be faced and not evaded"
   • ▪ escape paying (tax or duty), especially by illegitimate presentation of one's finances: "she was sentenced on three counts of conspiracy to evade taxes"
   • ▪ defeat the intention of (a law or rule), especially while complying with its letter: "suppliers can evade or manipulate regulations"

   Word Origin late 15th century: from French évader, from Latin evadere from e- (variant of ex-) ‘out of’ + vadere ‘go’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. evadable adjective
   • 2. evader noun

   Scrabble Points: 9

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2. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › american_english › evadeevade verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage ...

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   Definition of evade verb in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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   6 days ago · 3 senses: 1. to get away from or avoid (imprisonment, captors, etc); escape 2. to get around, shirk, or dodge (the law, a duty,.... Click for more definitions.

4. www.wordreference.com › definition › evadeevade - WordReference.com Dictionary of English

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   to avoid doing or fulfilling: to evade an obligation. to avoid answering directly: to evade a question. to elude; escape: The solution evaded him. v.i. to practice evasion. to elude or get away from someone or something by craft or slyness; escape. Latin ēvādere to pass over, go out, equivalent. to ē- e - + vādere to go, walk. 1505–15.

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   1. : to slip away. 2. : to take refuge in escape or avoidance. transitive verb. 1. : to elude by dexterity or stratagem. 2. a. : to avoid facing up to. evaded the real issues. b. : to avoid the performance of : dodge, circumvent. especially : to fail to pay (taxes) c. : to avoid answering directly : turn aside. 3.

6. www.wordsmyth.netevade | Dictionaries and vocabulary tools for English ...

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   avert, cheat, duck, miss, shake. definition 2: to avoid or fail to fulfill (an obligation, law, or the like). He evaded his responsibilities as a father. It is a crime to evade paying taxes. synonyms: avoid, eschew, shirk, sidestep. similar words: avert, default, dodge, elude, neglect, shun, slack.

7. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryEVADING | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   evade. verb [ T ] uk / ɪˈveɪd / us / ɪˈveɪd / formal. to avoid or escape from someone or something: The police have assured the public that the escaped prisoners will not evade recapture for long. She leaned forward to kiss him but he evaded her by pretending to sneeze.

8. ludwig.guru › s › evadeevade | English Definition & Examples | Ludwig

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   evade. verb. To get away from by artifice; to avoid by dexterity, subterfuge, address, or ingenuity; to elude; to escape from cleverly; as, to evade a blow, a pursuer, a punishment; to evade the force of an argument. The heathen had a method, more truly their own, of evading the Christian miracles. — Richard Chenevix Trench. synonyms. dodge.