evade

Evade is defined as to be deceitful to get around or escape from.

(verb)

An example of evade is to hide from the police.

See evade in Webster's New World College Dictionary

intransitive verb evaded, evading

Origin: 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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See evade in American Heritage Dictionary 4

verb e·vad·ed, e·vad·ing, e·vades

verb, transitive

To escape or avoid by cleverness or deceit: evade arrest.
a. To avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing: evade responsibility. See Synonyms at escape.
b. To fail to make payment of (taxes).
To avoid giving a direct answer to.
To baffle or elude: The accident evades explanation.

verb, intransitive