evade (ɪˈveɪd
)
Definitions
verb (mainly tr)
- to get away from or avoid (imprisonment, captors, etc); escape
- to get around, shirk, or dodge (the law, a duty, etc)
- (also intr) to avoid answering (a question)
Alternative Forms
eˈvadable adjective eˈvader noun eˈvadingly adverbWord Origin
C16: from French évader, from Latin ēvādere to go forth, from vādere to goSynonyms
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avoid,
escape,
dodge,
get away from
shun,
elude,
eschew,
steer clear of,
sidestep,
circumvent,
duck,
shirk,
slip through the net of escape the clutches of
body-swerve,
= avoid answering
parry,
circumvent,
fend off,
balk,
cop out of
fence,
fudge,
hedge,
prevaricate,
flannel,
beat about the bush about
equivocate,
Usage examples
If we could evade the bailiffs she could equally get past him.
, THE RIVAL QUEENS: A Countess Ashby de la Zouche Mystery (2002)Other animals use different forms of random behaviour to evade predators or catch their prey.
New Scientist (1998)But Mr Ahern, he said, could not evade his share of responsibility for these events.
Irish Times (2002)The jury found that she had advised some clients to evade tax.
Sun, News of the World (2002)My inhibitions and nervous apprehensions had been delaying the inevitable, but there was no longer any way for me to evade the issue.
, THE LAST OF THE GENTLEMEN ADVENTURERS: Coming of Age in the Arctic (2004)