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Evade

Evade Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Evade? [v] avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues); "He dodged the issue"; "she skirted the problem"; "They tend to evade their responsibilities"; "he evaded the questions skillfully" [v] use cleverness or deceit to escape or avoid; "The con mane always evades" [v] escape, either physically or mentally; "The thief eluded the police"; "This difficult idea seems to evade her"; "The event evades explanation" [v] practice evasion; "This man always hesitates and evades" Synonyms \| Synonyms for Evade: bilk \| circumvent \| dodge \| duck \| elude \| elude \| fudge \| hedge \| parry \| put off \| sidestep \| skirt Related Terms \| Find terms related to Evade: abstain \| around the bush \| avoid \| back and fill \| bail out \| beat about \| beg \| beg the question \| bicker \| bilk \| blench \| blink \| boggle \| break away \| break jail \| break loose \| bypass \| cavil \| cheat \| choplogic \| circumvent \| cop out \| cringe \| cut loose \| deceive \| ditch \| dodge \| double \| draw back \| duck \| duck the issue \| elude \| equivocate \| escape \| escape prison \| eschew \| evade the issue \| fade \| fall back \| falsify \| fence \| flee \| flinch \| fly \| fly the coop \| foil \| frustrate \| fudge \| get around \| get away \| get away from \| get clear of \| get free \| get out \| get out of \| get round \| give the runaround \| give the slip \| go one better \| hang back \| hedge \| hem and haw \| hum and haw \| jib \| jump \| lie \| make a getaway \| mince the truth \| mince words \| mystify \| nitpick \| obscure \| outfigure \| outflank \| outgeneral \| outguess \| outmaneuver \| outplay \| outreach \| outsmart \| outwit \| overreach \| palter \| parry \| pass the buck \| pick nits \| prevaricate \| pull back \| pussyfoot \| quail \| quibble \| recoil \| reel back \| retreat \| shake \| shake off \| sheer off \| shift \| shift about \| shirk \| shrink \| shrink back \| shuffle \| shuffle out of \| shun \| shy \| sidestep \| sit it out \| skip \| skirt \| slip away \| slip the collar \| split hairs \| stand neuter \| start aside \| start back \| stonewall \| straddle \| swerve \| tergiversate \| thwart \| trim \| turn aside \| victimize \| waffle \| weasel \| weasel out \| wince See Also \| act \| avoid \| break loose \| escape \| escape \| get away \| get away \| get by \| get off \| get out \| move \| quibble Evade In Webster's Dictionary \Evade"\ (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Evaded}; p. pr. & vb. n.. {Evading}.] [L. evadere, evasum, e out + vadere to go, walk: cf. F. s'['e]vader. See {Wade}.] 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. The heathen had a method, more truly their own, of evading the Christian miracles. --Trench. \Evade"\, v. t. 1. To escape; to slip away; -- sometimes with from. ``Evading from perils.'' --Bacon. Unarmed they might Have easily, as spirits evaded swift By quick contraction or remove. --Milton. 2. To attempt to escape; to practice artifice or sophistry, for the purpose of eluding. The ministers of God are not to evade and take refuge any of these . . . ways. --South. Syn: To equivocate; shuffle. See {Prevaricate}.

Evade Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Evade?

[v] avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues); "He dodged the issue"; "she skirted the problem"; "They tend to evade their responsibilities"; "he evaded the questions skillfully"
[v] use cleverness or deceit to escape or avoid; "The con mane always evades"
[v] escape, either physically or mentally; "The thief eluded the police"; "This difficult idea seems to evade her"; "The event evades explanation"
[v] practice evasion; "This man always hesitates and evades"

Evade In Webster's Dictionary

\E*vade"\ (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Evaded}; p. pr. & vb.
n.. {Evading}.] [L. evadere, evasum, e out + vadere to go,
walk: cf. F. s'['e]vader. See {Wade}.]
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.

      The heathen had a method, more truly their own, of
      evading the Christian miracles.          --Trench.


\E*vade"\, v. t.
1. To escape; to slip away; -- sometimes with from. ``Evading
   from perils.'' --Bacon.

         Unarmed they might Have easily, as spirits evaded
         swift By quick contraction or remove. --Milton.

2. To attempt to escape; to practice artifice or sophistry,
   for the purpose of eluding.

         The ministers of God are not to evade and take
         refuge any of these . . . ways.       --South.

Syn: To equivocate; shuffle. See {Prevaricate}.

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