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evade
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e·vade  (-vd)
v. e·vad·ed, e·vad·ing, e·vades
v.tr.
1. To escape or avoid by cleverness or deceit: evade arrest.
2.
a. To avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing: evade responsibility. See Synonyms at escape.
b. 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 vdere : -, ex-, ex- + vdere, to go.]

e·vada·ble, e·vadi·ble adj.
e·vader n.

evade
Verb
[evading, evaded]
1. to get away from or avoid (imprisonment, captors, etc.)
2. to get around, shirk, or dodge (the law, a duty, etc.)
3. to avoid answering (a question) [Latin evadere to go forth]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Verb1.evade - avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues); "He dodged the issue"; "she skirted the problem"; "They tend to evade their responsibilities"; "he evaded the questions skillfully"
beg - dodge, avoid answering, or take for granted; "beg the question"; "beg the point in the discussion"
quibble - evade the truth of a point or question by raising irrelevant objections
avoid - stay clear from; keep away from; keep out of the way of someone or something; "Her former friends now avoid her"
2.evade - escape, either physically or mentally; "The thief eluded the police"; "This difficult idea seems to evade her"; "The event evades explanation"
escape, get away, break loose - run away from confinement; "The convicted murderer escaped from a high security prison"
3.evade - practice evasion; "This man always hesitates and evades"
act, move - perform an action, or work out or perform (an action); "think before you act"; "We must move quickly"; "The governor should act on the new energy bill"; "The nanny acted quickly by grabbing the toddler and covering him with a wet towel"
4.evade - use cunning or deceit to escape or avoid; "The con man always evades"
get away, get by, escape, get off, get out - escape potentially unpleasant consequences; get away with a forbidden action; "She gets away with murder!"; "I couldn't get out from under these responsibilities"

evade
verb 1. avoid, escape, dodge, get away from, shun, elude, eschew, steer clear of, sidestep, circumvent, duck, shirk, slip through the net of, escape the clutches of, body-swerve Scot. << OPPOSITE face
verb 2. avoid answering, parry, circumvent, fend off, balk, cop out of (slang) fence, fudge, hedge, prevaricate, flannel Brit. (informal) beat about the bush about, equivocate
Translations

evade [ɪˈveɪd] vtevadir, eludir
evade [ɪˈveɪd] vtéchapper à [+ question etc]; éluder [+ duties]; se dérober à
evade [ɪˈveɪd] vt (person, question) → ausweichen +dat;
(tax) → hinterziehen;
(duty, responsibility) → sich entziehen +dat
evade [ɪˈveɪd] vteludere [+ duties etc]; sottrarsi a

evade
v evade [iˈveid]
to escape or avoid by eg trickery or skill. ontwyk يَتَهَرَّب من، يَتَمَلَّص من отбягвам vyhnout se undslippe; undgå entrinnen αποφεύγω, ξεφεύγω evadir kõrvale põiklema با زرنگی از زیر چیزی در رفتن؛ اجتناب کردن kiertää éviter לְהִתחַמֵק टालमटोल करना, टालना izbjeći, umaknuti kitér (vmi elől) mengelak sneiða hjá, komast hjá evitare うまく避ける 교묘히 피하다 išvengti, išsisukti izvairīties; izlocīties mengelak ontwijken unngå, unnvike, lure seg unna unikać evitar/evadir a evita уклоняться vyhnúť sa izogniti se izbegavati undvika, undgå หลบเลี่ยง kaç(ın)mak 逃避 уникати, ухилятися بچ نکلنا tránh khỏi
n eˈvasion [-ʒən]
ontwyking تَهَرُّب، تَمَلُّص избягване únik undvigelse; unddragelse das Entrinnen αποφυγή, διαφυγή evasión kõrvalepõiklemine گریز؛ طفره kiertäminen, väistäminen fuite הִתחַמקוּת अपवंचन izbjegavanje kitérés pengelakan undandráttur evasione 回避 도피 (iš)vengimas, išsisukinėjimas izvairīšanās; izlocīšanās pengelakan ontwijking unndragelse, omgåelse uniknięcie evasão evaziune; eschivare уклонение;увёртка únik beg izbegavanje undvikande, undanflykt การหลีกเลี่ยง kaçınma 逃避 обхід; уникнення احتراز sự tránh
adj eˈvasive [-siv]
1 having the purpose of evading. ontwykend تَهَرُّبي، تَمَلُّصي неуловим vyhýbavý undvigende schwer faßbar που έχει σκοπό να διαφύγει evasivo möödahiiliv گریزآمیز؛ طفره آمیز kartteleva évasif מִתחַמֵק कपटी, टालमटोल वाला onaj koji izbjegava, vrdav kitérő (válasz) suka mengelak sem einkennist af undanbrögðum sfuggente 回避的な 도피적인 vengiantis, išsisukinėjantis izvairīgs ber ontwijkend unnvikende, svevende wymijający evasivo evaziv уклоняющийся ústupový izmikajoč se izbegavalački undvikande, undanglidande ซึ่งหลีกหนีปัญหา kaçamaklı, yan çizen 逃避的 невловимий ہیر پھیر سے کام لینے والا trốn tránh
2 not frank and direct He gave evasive answers. ontduikende مُلْتَبِس، تَمَلُّصي уклончив úhybný undvigende ausweichend ασαφής, αόριστος evasivo puiklev دوپهلو välttelevä évasif מִתחַמֵק koji ne da je izravne odgovore kitérő tidak terus terang loðinn evasivo ごまかしの 종잡을 수 없는 netiesus, išsisukinėjamas izvairīgs bersifat mengelak ontwijkend ubestemt, flakkende wykrętny evasivo evaziv уклончивый vyhýbavý dvoumen neodređen undvikande, svävande ซึ่งตอบไม่ตรงประเด็น kaçamaklı, baştan savma 含糊的 ухильний حیلہ سازي کا عادی lảng tránh
adv eˈvasively
ontduikendheid بِتَمَلُّص уклончиво vyhýbavě undvigende ausweichend αόριστα de manera evasiva puiklevalt بطور گریز گرانه vältellen évasivement בְּהִתחַמקוּת okolišavajući kitérően secara mengelak loðið, óljóst; með undanbrögðum evasivamente ごまかして 애매하게 netiesiai izvairīgi secara mengelak ontwijkend unnvikende, ubestemt wykrętnie evasivamente evaziv уклончиво vyhýbavo izmikajoče se neodređeno undvikande อย่างหลีกเลี่ยง kaçamaklı bir şekilde, kaçınarak 逃避地 невловимо پہلو بچاتے ہوۓ một cách lảng tránh
n eˈvasiveness
ontwykendheid, vaagheid تَمَلُّص، تَهَرُّب уклончивост vyhýbavost undvigende opførsel ausweichendes Verhalten αοριστία, ασάφεια condición de evasivo puiklevus طفره välttelevyys caractère évasif חַמקָנוּת अपवंचकता, टालमटोल okolišavanje kitérés sifat suka mengelak hegðun sem einkennist af undanbrögðum l'essere evasivo ごまかし 애매함 išsisukinėjimas izvairīgums pengelakan ontwijkendheid unnvikenhet, ubestemthet wykrętność evasão/atitude evasiva caracter evaziv уклончивость vyhýbavosť izmikanje neodređenost undvikande karaktär การหลีกเลี่ยง kaçınma, yan çizme 遁辭 невловимість ہیلے بہانے tính lảng tránh 遁辞


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