evade

(ĭ-vādˈ)

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

1. To practice evasion.
2. To use cleverness or deceit in avoiding or escaping.

Related Forms:

• e·vadˈa·ble, e·vadˈi·ble adjective

• e·vadˈer noun