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evade

[ ih-veyd ]

verb (used with object)

evaded, evading.
  1. to escape from by trickery or cleverness:

    to evade one's pursuers.

    Synonyms: ,

    Antonyms: ,

  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. The solution evaded him.



verb (used without object)

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

evade

/ ɪˈɪ /

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)
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈ岹, adjective
  • ˈ徱Բ, adverb
  • ˈ, noun
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Other Word Forms

  • ·a· ·i· adjective
  • ·İ noun
  • ·iԲ· adverb
  • non·a· adjective
  • non·i· adjective
  • ԴDze·iԲ adjective
  • non·iԲ· adverb
  • e· verb (used with object) preevaded preevading
  • un·a· adjective
  • ܲe·Ļ adjective
  • un·i· adjective
  • ܲe·iԲ adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of evade1

First recorded in 1505–15; from Latin ŧ “to pass over, go out,” equivalent to ŧ- “out of, from” + “to go, walk” e- 1
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Word History and Origins

Origin of evade1

C16: from French é, from Latin ŧ to go forth, from to go
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Synonym Study

See escape.
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Example Sentences

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The BBC has seen documents suggesting Kurdish authorities may have acted to help Turkey evade accountability for civilian casualties.

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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.

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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".

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After arriving at the courthouse, he jumped out of the van, evaded staff and fled the area on foot.

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The conservative fantasy of “waste, fraud and abuse” evades that fundamental fact.

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