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evade
[ ih-veyd ]
verb (used with object)
- to escape from by trickery or cleverness:
to evade one's pursuers.
- to get around by trickery:
to evade rules.
- to avoid doing or fulfilling:
to evade an obligation.
- to avoid answering directly:
to evade a question.
The solution evaded him.
verb (used without object)
- to avoid doing or fulfilling something.
- to elude or get away from someone or something by craft or slyness; escape.
evade
/ ɪˈveɪd /
verb
- 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)
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Derived Forms
- eˈvadable, adjective
- eˈvadingly, adverb
- eˈvader, noun
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Other Words From
- e·vada·ble e·vadi·ble adjective
- e·vader noun
- e·vading·ly adverb
- none·vada·ble adjective
- none·vadi·ble adjective
- none·vading adjective
- none·vading·ly adverb
- pree·vade verb (used with object) preevaded preevading
- une·vada·ble adjective
- une·vaded adjective
- une·vadi·ble adjective
- une·vading adjective
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of evade1
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Synonym Study
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Example Sentences
Our mockery of celebworld helps us evade the soul-crushing decadence concealed within.
One gets the sense that they are wearing a mask to confuse their readers, and even to evade them.
With all the heat on the high-profile Ohio high school shooter, he could better evade capture.
They have blocked vehicle access, but pedestrians have managed to evade them.
Powers had no chance to evade it, and bailed out as his U-2 spun down to earth.
Although Hugh and I often question our parents about him, they seem to evade our inquiries.
If he should evade these sons of Argus, he would yet be wrecked under the stern eye of the old draper or of Madame Guillaume.
Fearing lest he should be persuaded to evade what he considered his duty, he pressed her hand fervently and hurried away.
The house, though it refused to allow clergymen to evade the formularies of their Church, was not averse from toleration.
Nearly two hours must have passed since the dogs first got scent of it, and yet the animal managed to evade them.
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