evade
evade definition
evade (ē vād′, i-)
intransitive verb evaded evad′·ed, evading evad′·ing
- Rare to escape; get away
- to be deceitful or clever in avoiding or escaping something; use evasion
Etymology: Fr évader < L evadere < e-, out, from + vadere, to go: see wade
transitive verb
- to avoid or escape from by deceit or cleverness; elude to evade a pursuer
- to avoid doing or answering directly; get around; get out of to evade a question, to evade payment of a tax
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