51³Ō¹Ļ

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evade

[ih-veyd]

verb (used with object)

evaded, evading 
  1. to escape from by trickery or cleverness.

    to evade one's pursuers.

    Synonyms: ,
    Antonyms: ,
  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.



verb (used without object)

evaded, evading 
  1. to avoid doing or fulfilling something.

  2. to elude or get away from someone or something by craft or slyness; escape.

evade

/ ɪˈ±¹±šÉŖ»å /

verb

  1. to get away from or avoid (imprisonment, captors, etc); escape

  2. to get around, shirk, or dodge (the law, a duty, etc)

  3. (also intr) to avoid answering (a question)

ā€œCollins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridgedā€ 2012 Digital Edition Ā© William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 Ā© HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other 51³Ō¹Ļ Forms

  • evadable adjective
  • evadible adjective
  • evader noun
  • evadingly adverb
  • nonevadable adjective
  • nonevadible adjective
  • nonevading adjective
  • nonevadingly adverb
  • preevade verb (used with object)
  • unevadable adjective
  • unevaded adjective
  • unevadible adjective
  • unevading adjective
  • ±šĖˆ±¹²¹»å²¹²ś±ō±š adjective
  • ±šĖˆ±¹²¹»å¾±²Ō²µ±ō²ā adverb
  • ±šĖˆ±¹²¹»å±š°ł noun
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51³Ō¹Ļ History and Origins

Origin of evade1

First recorded in 1505–15; from Latin ŧ±¹Äå»å±š°ł±š ā€œto pass over, go out,ā€ equivalent to ŧ- ā€œout of, fromā€ + ±¹Äå»å±š°ł±š ā€œto go, walkā€ e- 1
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51³Ō¹Ļ History and Origins

Origin of evade1

C16: from French Ć©±¹²¹»å±š°ł, from Latin ŧ±¹Äå»å±š°ł±š to go forth, from ±¹Äå»å±š°ł±š to go
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Synonym Study

See escape.
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Hegseth had already evaded inquiries about the deployment of troops to Los Angeles and the possibility of plans on invading Greenland and Panama.

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PAMA, the suit says, shifted mandatory shared utility costs, which used to be paid by the landlord, onto tenants’ bills in an attempt to evade the cap.

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If there's one thing viruses are good at, it's mutating into new forms that can evade our immunity, whether that's from vaccines or past infections.

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Many have taken to walking their dogs in secluded areas at night or driving them around to evade detection.

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He will also no doubt be replaying goals two and three that evaded his grasp.

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