evade

Meaning

To get away from by cunning; to avoid by using dexterity, subterfuge, address, or ingenuity; to cleverly escape from
To escape; to slip away; — sometimes with from.
To attempt to escape; to practice artifice or sophistry, for the purpose of eluding.

avoid

steer clear of

get away from

prevaricate

escape from

keep clear of

run fast

lean to one side

be rescued from

be exempted

be relieved from pain

be evasive

change the issue

refuse to admit

sneak away

stay away

abstain from

yield

endeavor not to meet

stay away from

give the slip

stay clear

make excuses

refrain from

run away from

Frequency

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɪˈveɪd/

From Middle French évader, from Latin ēvādō (“I pass or go over; flee”), from ē (“out of, from”) + vādō (“I go; walk”). See also wade.

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