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e·vade
 evade
- pronunciation:
- ih
veId
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| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
evaded, evades, evading |
| definition 1: |
to get away from by using skill or tricks.
The fox evaded the hunters.- synonyms:
- avoid, dodge, elude
- antonyms:
- confront, face
- similar words:
- avert, duck, miss
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| definition 2: |
to avoid or fail to obey.
The mayor evaded the difficult questions.It is a crime to evade paying taxes.- synonyms:
- avoid, shirk, sidestep
- similar words:
- avert, dodge, elude, neglect, shun, slack
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| related words: |
bypass, flee, ignore, miss, slip, steer clear of |
| derivations: |
evadingly (adv.), evader (n.) |
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