evade
[ ih-veyd ]
/ ɪˈveɪd /
verb (used with object), e·vad·ed, e·vad·ing.
verb (used without object), e·vad·ed, e·vad·ing.
to avoid doing or fulfilling something.
to elude or get away from someone or something by craft or slyness; escape.
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Nearby words
evacuant, evacuate, evacuation, evacuator, evacuee, evade, evadne, evaginate, evagination, evaluate, evaluation
Origin of evade
Related forms
Can be confused
avoid evadeSynonym study
1. See escape.
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British Dictionary definitions for evade
evade
/ (ɪˈveɪd) /
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)
Derived Forms
evadable, adjectiveevader, nounevadingly, adverbWord Origin for evade
C16: from French évader, from Latin ēvādere to go forth, from vādere to go
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