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evade
[ ih-veyd ]
verb (used with object)
- to escape from by trickery or cleverness:
to evade one's pursuers.
Synonyms: ,
Antonyms: ,
- 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
/ ɪˈɪ /
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)
Derived Forms
- ˈ岹, adjective
- ˈ徱Բ, adverb
- ˈ, noun
Other Word Forms
- ·a· ·i· adjective
- ·İ noun
- ·iԲ· adverb
- non·a· adjective
- non·i· adjective
- ԴDze·iԲ adjective
- non·iԲ· adverb
- e· verb (used with object) preevaded preevading
- un·a· adjective
- ܲe·Ļ adjective
- un·i· adjective
- ܲe·iԲ adjective
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of evade1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
The BBC has seen documents suggesting Kurdish authorities may have acted to help Turkey evade accountability for civilian casualties.
In a recent editorial, Wheeler wrote Carr’s actions “appear designed to evade judicial review” because they were taken under his authority as chairman, but without a full commission vote.
The party added that it "condemns all forms of gender-based violence and the exploitation of vulnerable communities, especially innocent Christian believers, by individuals who manipulate faith for personal enrichment or to evade justice".
After arriving at the courthouse, he jumped out of the van, evaded staff and fled the area on foot.
The conservative fantasy of “waste, fraud and abuse” evades that fundamental fact.
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