evade
/ɪˈveɪd/
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Type
Verb
Meaning
To escape or avoid someone or something through cleverness, trickery, or quick movement.
The suspect managed to evade the police by running through crowded alleys.
Can a small drone evade radar detection in bad weather?
To avoid dealing with an obligation, question, or responsibility directly.
The executive tried to evade the reporter's direct question about company layoffs.
He has never evaded his financial duties toward his family.
How it's used
This means “escape or avoid”
- evade the pursuer
“evade them.”
The driver sped away to evade the police.
Collocations
- evade arrest
- evade capture
- evade detection
- evade taxes
- evade responsibility
- evade the question