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   evade

   /ɪˈveɪd/

   verb

   • 1. escape or avoid (someone or something), especially by guile or trickery: "friends helped him to evade capture for a time" Similar eludeavoiddodgeescape (from)stay away fromsteer clear ofrun away frombreak away fromloseleave behindshakeshake offkeep at arm's lengthkeep out of someone's waygive someone a wide berthsidestepkeep one's distance fromdeceivetrickcheatend-runinformal:ditchgive someone the sliparchaic:bilkOpposite confrontrun into
   • ▪ (of an abstract thing) elude (someone): "sleep still evaded her"
   • ▪ avoid giving a direct answer to (a question): "he denied evading the question" Similar avoidnot give a straight answer tododgesidestepbypasshedgefencefend offparryskirt roundfudgequibble aboutbe equivocal aboutbe evasive aboutget out offind a way roundnot payinformal:duckcop out ofOpposite face
   • ▪ avoid dealing with or accepting (something unpleasant or morally or legally required): "he never sought to evade responsibility for his actions"
   • ▪ escape paying (tax or duty), especially by illegitimate presentation of one's finances: "she was sentenced on three counts of conspiracy to evade taxes"
   • ▪ act contrary to the intention of (a law or rule), especially while complying with its letter: "suppliers can evade or manipulate regulations"

   Word Origin late 15th century: from French évader, from Latin evadere from e- (variant of ex-) ‘out of’ + vadere ‘go’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. evadable adjective
   • 2. evader noun

   Scrabble Points: 9

   • E

     1

   • V

     4

   • A

     1

   • D

     2

   • E

     1

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