evade
[ ih-veyd ]
/ ɪˈveɪd /
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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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Origin of evade
First recorded in 1505–15; from Latin ēvādere “to pass over, go out,” equivalent to ē- “out of, from” + vādere “to go, walk” see e-1
synonym study for evade
1. See escape.
OTHER WORDS FROM evade
WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH evade
avoid, evadeWords nearby evade
evacuant, evacuate, evacuation, evacuator, evacuee, evade, Evadne, evaginate, evagination, evaluate, evaluation
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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 of evade
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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