evade

  • 11evade — 1510s, escape, from M.Fr. evader, from L. evadere to escape, get away, from ex away (see EX (Cf. ex )) + vadere to go, walk (see VAMOOSE (Cf. vamoose)). Related: Evaded; evading. Special sense of esc …

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  • 12evade — elude, avoid, Oscape, shun, eschew Analogous words: flee, fly, Oscape: thwart, foil, circumvent, outwit (see FRUSTRATE) …

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  • 13evade — [v] get away from avoid, baffle, balk, beat around bush*, beg the question*, bypass, cavil, circumvent, conceal, confuse, cop out, deceive, decline, dodge, double, duck, elude, equivocate, escape, eschew, fence, fend off*, flee, fly, fudge*, get… …

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  • 14evadé — Evadé, [evad]ée. part. pass …

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  • 15evade — ► VERB 1) escape or avoid, especially by cunning or trickery. 2) avoid giving a direct answer to (a question). 3) escape paying (tax or duty), especially by illegitimate presentation of one s finances. DERIVATIVES evader noun. ORIGIN Latin… …

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  • 16evade — [c]/əˈveɪd / (say uh vayd), /i / (say ee ) verb (evaded, evading) –verb (t) 1. to escape from by trickery or cleverness: to evade pursuit. 2. to get round by trickery: to evade the law; to evade tax responsibilities. 3. to avoid doing or… …

  • 17evade — verb 1 escape ADVERB ▪ narrowly ▪ They narrowly evaded a police car which was approaching. ▪ successfully VERB + EVADE ▪ attempt to, try to …

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  • 18evade — [[t]ɪve͟ɪd[/t]] evades, evading, evaded 1) VERB If you evade something, you find a way of not doing something that you really ought to do. [V n] By his own admission, he evaded taxes as a Florida real estate speculator... [V n] Delegates accused… …

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  • 19evade — 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 …

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  • 20evade — e|vade [ıˈveıd] v [T] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(not talk about something)¦ 2¦(not do something)¦ 3¦(not pay)¦ 4¦(escape)¦ 5¦(not achieve/understand)¦ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Date: 1500 1600; : French; Origin: évader, from Latin evadere, from vadere to go, walk ] 1.) …

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