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evade

verb
\ i-ˈvād How to pronounce evade (audio) , ē-\
evaded; evading

Definition of evade

intransitive verb

1 : to slip away
2 : to take refuge in escape or avoidance

transitive verb

1 : to elude by dexterity or stratagem
2a : to avoid facing up to evaded the real issues
b : to avoid the performance of : dodge, circumvent especially : to fail to pay (taxes)
c : to avoid answering directly : turn aside
3 : to be elusive to : baffle the simple, personal meaning evaded them— C. D. Lewis
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Other Words from evade

evadable \ i-​ˈvā-​də-​bəl. ē-​ How to pronounce evadable (audio) \ adjective
evader noun

Choose the Right Synonym for evade

escape, avoid, evade, elude, shun, eschew mean to get away or keep away from something. escape stresses the fact of getting away or being passed by not necessarily through effort or by conscious intent. nothing escapes her sharp eyes avoid stresses forethought and caution in keeping clear of danger or difficulty. try to avoid past errors evade implies adroitness, ingenuity, or lack of scruple in escaping or avoiding. evaded the question by changing the subject elude implies a slippery or baffling quality in the person or thing that escapes. what she sees in him eludes me shun often implies an avoiding as a matter of habitual practice or policy and may imply repugnance or abhorrence. you have shunned your responsibilities eschew implies an avoiding or abstaining from as unwise or distasteful. a playwright who eschews melodrama

Examples of evade in a Sentence

The criminals have so far managed to evade the police. a politician skilled at evading difficult questions The governor has been accused of evading the issue.
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Recent Examples on the Web

 Jesus Sebastian Gomez surrendered to the Tarrant County Sherrif's Office on a felony warrant of evading arrest, the Blue Mound Police Department wrote in a Facebook post. — Fox News, "Texas man known as 'Baby Jesus' accused of taunting cops with motorcycle stunts arrested," 6 Sep. 2019 Esparza also has been convicted of two counts of assault causing bodily injury, assaulting a family member and evading arrest, among other charges. — Hannah Dellinger, Houston Chronicle, "Police: Boyfriend arrested after 5-year-old left dead in closet," 6 Sep. 2019 But in 1943, Edda Servi Machlin, a daughter of Pitigliano’s makeshift rabbi, was forced to disappear into those hills with her siblings, seeking refuge among farmers and anti-fascist partisans to evade arrest by the Nazis during World War II. — Emily Langer, Washington Post, "Edda Servi Machlin, Holocaust survivor who kept alive Italian Jewish cuisine, dies at 93," 6 Sep. 2019 The Odessa shooter was arrested in 2001 for criminal trespass and evading arrest, both misdemeanors. — Dylan Bouscher, The Mercury News, "Political Cartoons: Odessa gunman failed background check," 5 Sep. 2019 Needham said Ator also was charged with criminal trespass and evading arrest in August 2001. — Evan Perez, CNN, "West Texas shooter failed background check after being adjudicated 'a mental defective,' sources say," 4 Sep. 2019 Online court records show he was charged then with misdemeanor criminal trespass and evading arrest. — Anchorage Daily News, "FBI: West Texas gunman ‘was on a long spiral of going down’," 2 Sep. 2019 Online court records show he was charged then with misdemeanor criminal trespass and evading arrest. — CBS News, "Texas gunman called both police and FBI before deadly shooting rampage," 2 Sep. 2019 Online court records show he was charged then with misdemeanor criminal trespass and evading arrest. — Jake Bleiberg, BostonGlobe.com, "Texas gunman was fired from job, called FBI before shooting," 2 Sep. 2019

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First Known Use of evade

1513, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1

History and Etymology for evade

Middle French & Latin; Middle French evader, from Latin evadere, from e- + vadere to go, walk — more at wade

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More Definitions for evade

evade

verb
How to pronounce evade (audio)

English Language Learners Definition of evade

: to stay away from (someone or something) : to avoid (someone or something)
: to avoid dealing with or facing (something)
: to avoid doing (something required)

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evade

verb
\ i-ˈvād How to pronounce evade (audio) \
evaded; evading

Kids Definition of evade

: to get away from or avoid meeting directly evade a question

evade

transitive verb
\ i-ˈvād How to pronounce evade (audio)

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