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   evade

   /ɪˈveɪd/

   verb

   • 1. escape or avoid (someone or something), especially by guile 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 roundfudgequibble aboutbe equivocal aboutbe evasive aboutget out offind a way roundnot payinformal:duckcop out ofOpposite face
   • ▪ avoid dealing with or accepting (something unpleasant or morally or legally required): "he never sought to evade responsibility for his actions"
   • ▪ escape paying (tax or duty), especially by illegitimate presentation of one's finances: "she was sentenced on three counts of conspiracy to evade taxes"
   • ▪ act contrary to 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. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishEVADE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   EVADE definition: 1. to avoid or escape from someone or something: 2. to intentionally not talk about something or…. Learn more.

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   The meaning of EVADE is to slip away. How to use evade in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Evade.

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   Evade definition: to escape from by trickery or cleverness. See examples of EVADE used in a sentence.

5. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishEVADE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   If you evade someone or something, you move so that you can avoid meeting them or avoid being touched or hit.

6. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › evadeEvade - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   When you evade something, you escape it. You could evade a police chase by slipping into a secret alley, or you could evade your mother's questions about the missing cookies by slipping into another topic.

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

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   EVADE meaning: 1. to avoid or escape from someone or something: 2. to intentionally not talk about something or…. Learn more.

8. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishevade verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes...

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   evade (doing) something to find a way of not doing something, especially something that legally or morally you should do. The defendant had tried to evade payment of taxes. She is trying to evade all responsibility for her behaviour. He never sought to evade his responsibilities. Oxford Collocations Dictionary.