From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Evade \E*vade"\ (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Evaded; p. pr. & vb.
n.. Evading.] [L. evadere, evasum, e out + vadere to go,
walk: cf. F. s'['e]vader. See Wade.]
To get away from by artifice; to avoid by dexterity,
subterfuge, address, or ingenuity; to elude; to escape from
cleverly; as, to evade a blow, a pursuer, a punishment; to
evade the force of an argument.
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The heathen had a method, more truly their own, of
evading the Christian miracles. --Trench.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Evade \E*vade"\, v. t.
1. To escape; to slip away; -- sometimes with from. "Evading
from perils." --Bacon.
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Unarmed they might
Have easily, as spirits evaded swift
By quick contraction or remove. --Milton.
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2. To attempt to escape; to practice artifice or sophistry,
for the purpose of eluding.
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The ministers of God are not to evade and take
refuge any of these . . . ways. --South.
Syn: To equivocate; shuffle. See Prevaricate.
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
evade
v 1: 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"
[syn: hedge, fudge, evade, put off, circumvent,
parry, elude, skirt, dodge, duck, sidestep]
2: escape, either physically or mentally; "The thief eluded the
police"; "This difficult idea seems to evade her"; "The event
evades explanation" [syn: elude, evade, bilk]
3: practice evasion; "This man always hesitates and evades"
4: use cunning or deceit to escape or avoid; "The con man always
evades"