evade

(ĭ-vād')

v., e·vad·ed, e·vad·ing, e·vades.

v.tr.

1. To escape or avoid by cleverness or deceit: evade arrest.
2. 1. To avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing: evade responsibility. See synonyms at escape.
   2. To fail to make payment of (taxes).
3. To avoid giving a direct answer to.
4. To baffle or elude: The accident evades explanation.

v.intr.

1. To practice evasion.
2. To use cleverness or deceit in avoiding or escaping.

[French évader, from Latin ēvādere : ē-, ex-, ex- + vādere, to go.]

evadable e·vad'a·ble or e·vad'i·ble adj.
evader e·vad'er n.

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verb

1. To keep away from: avoid, burke, bypass, circumvent, dodge, duck, elude, escape, eschew, get around, shun. Idioms: fight shy of, give a wide berth to, have no truck with, keepstaysteerclear of. See seek/avoid.
2. To get away from (a pursuer): elude, lose, shake off, slip, throw off. Slang shake. Idioms: give someone theshakeslip. See seek/avoid.
3. To avoid fulfilling or answering completely: dodge, duck, hedge, sidestep, skirt. See seek/avoid.

v

Definition: get away from
Antonyms: face, meet, take on

(DOD) Any person isolated in hostile or unfriendly territory who eludes capture.

IN BRIEF: To keep away from or avoid by cleverness or trickery.

I wanted to evade punishment so I did not give my real reason for being late.

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• Mood and Intent - evade: avoid deftly; escape

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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - undgå, undslippe fra, unddrage sig, vige uden om, snyde, omgå, forbløffe
v. intr. - snyde, omgå, forbløffe

Nederlands (Dutch)
vermijden, ontsnappen aan, ontgaan, ontwijken, ontduiken

Français (French)
v. tr. - éviter (un coup, une difficulté), échapper à (un poursuivant), se dérober à (une obligation), se soustraire à, éviter (un regard), éluder (une question), contourner (une loi), frauder (le fisc, la douane)
v. intr. - échapper à, frauder, se dérober à (par la ruse)

Deutsch (German)
v. - ausweichen, sich entziehen, entkommen, hinterziehen

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - διαφεύγω, ξεγλιστρώ, ξεφεύγω, αποφεύγω (θέμα συζήτησης), υπεκφεύγω

Italiano (Italian)
eludere, evitare, evadere

Português (Portuguese)
v. - evadir, evitar

Русский (Russian)
избегать, обходить, уклоняться от

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - escapar de, esquivar, evitar, rehuir, eludir, evadir, sortear
v. intr. - sustraerse de (impuestos), usar de evasivas , escabullirse

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - undvika, trotsa

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
躲避, 回避, 逃避, 避开

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 躲避, 回避, 逃避
v. intr. - 逃避, 避開

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 피하다, 헛되게 하다
v. intr. - 빠져나가다, 발뺌하다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 巧みに逃げをうつ, 避ける, 逃れる, はぐらかす, 回避する

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يتجنب, يتهرب من‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮התחמק מ-, השתמט מ-, השלה‬
v. intr. - ‮התחמק מ-, השתמט מ-‬

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