evade

evade
evadable, evadible, adj.evader, n.evadingly, adv.
/i vayd"/, v., evaded, evading.
v.t.
1. to escape from by trickery or cleverness: to evade one's pursuers.
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. to elude; escape: The solution evaded him.
v.i.
6. to practice evasion.
7. to elude or get away from someone or something by craft or slyness; escape.
[1505-15; < L evadere to pass over, go out, equiv. to e- E- + vadere to go, walk]
Syn. 1. avoid, dodge. See escape. 6. prevaricate, equivocate, fence.
Ant. 1. face, confront.

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