Definition of Evade

Verb: evade  i'veyd

1. Avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues)
   "They tend to evade their responsibilities"; "he evaded the questions skilfully";
   - hedge, fudge, put off, circumvent, parry, elude, skirt, dodge, duck, sidestep, finesse
    
2. Escape, either physically or mentally
   "This difficult idea seems to evade her"; "The event evades explanation";
   - elude, bilk
    
3. Practice evasion
   "This man always hesitates and evades"
    
4. Use cunning or deceit to escape or avoid
   "The con man always evades"

See also:
evadable
evaded

Anagrams containing the word evade

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