evade

[ ih-veyd ]

verb (used with object)

, e·vad·ed, e·vad·ing.

1. to escape from by trickery or cleverness:

   to evade one's pursuers.

   Synonyms: dodge, avoid

   Antonyms: confront, face

2. to get around by trickery:

   to evade rules.

3. to avoid doing or fulfilling:

   to evade an obligation.

4. to avoid answering directly:

   to evade a question.

5. to elude; escape:

   The solution evaded him.

verb (used without object)

, e·vad·ed, e·vad·ing.

1. to avoid doing or fulfilling something.
2. to elude or get away from someone or something by craft or slyness; escape.

evade

/ ɪˈveɪd /

verb

1. to get away from or avoid (imprisonment, captors, etc); escape
2. to get around, shirk, or dodge (the law, a duty, etc)
3. also intr to avoid answering (a question)

Derived Forms

• eˈvadable, adjective
• eˈvadingly, adverb
• eˈvader, noun

Other Words From

• e·vada·ble e·vadi·ble adjective
• e·vader noun
• e·vading·ly adverb
• none·vada·ble adjective
• none·vadi·ble adjective
• none·vading adjective
• none·vading·ly adverb
• pree·vade verb (used with object) preevaded preevading
• une·vada·ble adjective
• une·vaded adjective
• une·vadi·ble adjective
• une·vading adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of evade¹

First recorded in 1505–15; from Latin ēvādere “to pass over, go out,” equivalent to ē- “out of, from” + vādere “to go, walk” e- ¹

Word History and Origins

Origin of evade¹

C16: from French évader, from Latin ēvādere to go forth, from vādere to go

Synonym Study

See escape.

Example Sentences

"Politicians that organised violence but hid in offices will not be able to evade responsibility for the events that have unfolded over the past days," Kobakhidze said in a briefing on Wednesday.

From BBC

“North Korea engaged in a scheme to circumvent and evade those restrictions,” Estrada said at a news conference Tuesday morning.

From Los Angeles Times

This better understanding of how cancer cells evade the drugs' attempts to kill them in a low-glucose environment, the researchers say, could lead to the design of better or more effective combination therapies.

From Science Daily

Laboratory experiments with cancer cells reveal two ways in which tumors evade drugs designed to starve and kill them, a new study shows.

From Science Daily

The language appeared to come from automated translation software, which fraudsters can use to evade plagiarism detectors.

From Science Magazine

Related Words

• avoid
• bypass
• circumvent
• conceal
• deceive
• dodge
• elude
• escape
• fend off
• flee
• get around
• hide
• sidestep