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Meaning of 'evade' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Evade [ v. t.]
- To get away from by artifice; to avoid by dexterity, subterfuge, address, or ingenuity; to elude; to escape from cleverly; as, to evade a blow, a pursuer, a punishment; to evade the force of an argument.
- To escape; to slip away; -- sometimes with from.
- To attempt to escape; to practice artifice or sophistry, for the purpose of eluding.

Meaning of 'evade' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . evade [ v]
Meaning (1):
- avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues)
Example in sentence:
  • He dodged the issue;
  • he evaded the questions skillfully;
  • she skirted the problem;
  • They tend to evade their responsibilities
Meaning (2):
- use cunning or deceit to escape or avoid
Example in sentence:
  • The con man always evades
Meaning (3):
- escape, either physically or mentally
Example in sentence:
  • The event evades explanation;
  • The thief eluded the police;
  • This difficult idea seems to evade her
Meaning (4):
- practice evasion
Example in sentence:
  • This man always hesitates and evades

Nearby Words:

evacate evacuant evacuate evacuated evacuating evacuation evacuative evacuator evacuatory evaded

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