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e·vade
 evade
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- pronunciation:
- ih
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- parts of speech:
- transitive verb, intransitive verb
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb), Word Explorer, Word Parts
| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
evades, evading, evaded |
| definition 1: |
to avoid or escape by cleverness or trickery.
The fox evaded the pursuing dogs.It's incredible that he was able to evade punishment time and time again.- synonyms:
- avoid, circumvent, dodge, elude, escape
- antonyms:
- confront, face
- similar words:
- avert, cheat, duck, miss, shake
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| definition 2: |
to avoid or fail to fulfill (an obligation, law, or the like).
He evaded his responsibilities as a father.It is a crime to evade paying taxes.- synonyms:
- avoid, eschew, shirk, sidestep
- similar words:
- avert, default, dodge, elude, neglect, shun, slack
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| definition 3: |
to avoid giving a full or accurate response to.
His answer evades the question.- synonyms:
- avert, avoid, circumvent, dodge, duck, parry, sidestep
- similar words:
- elude, escape
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| definition 4: |
to fail to be comprehended by; baffle.
Her meaning entirely evades me.- synonyms:
- baffle, befuddle, bewilder, confound, confuse, obscure
- similar words:
- puzzle
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| related words: |
avoid, blink, bypass, desert, flee, ignore, miss, slip, steer clear of, throw |
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| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| definition: |
to avoid, escape, or fail to respond appropriately, esp. by cleverness or deceit.
- synonyms:
- dodge, escape, shirk, sidestep
- similar words:
- balk, deceive, equivocate, hedge
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| related words: |
balk, duck, halt, skip, stall |
adverb + (v.)evade
barely, deliberately, easily, narrowly, routinely, somehow, successfully
(v.)evade
+ adverb
altogether, nonetheless
(v.)evade
+ noun
accountability,
arrest,
assassin,
attack,
ban,
blow,
border,
capture,
charge,
consequence,
custom,
debt,
detection,
dollar,
draft,
duty,
enemy,
enforcement,
fighter,
gaze,
grasp,
grip,
implication,
import,
inspection,
justice,
kit,
law,
mine,
missile,
necessity,
obligation,
patrol,
payment,
penalty,
police,
predator,
prohibition,
prosecution,
punishment,
pursuer,
question,
radar,
reach,
regulation,
requirement,
responsibility,
restriction,
scrutiny,
spirit,
submarine,
surveillance,
tax,
testing,
truth
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| derivations: |
evadingly (adv.), evader (n.) |
The word evade
contains the following parts:
e-
Latin
prefix
that means out, out of, away
  More about this word part:
The prefix e-
is an assimilated form of ex- used before roots beginning with certain consonants (b d, g, j, l, m, n, r, v). See ex-.
Example words:
ebullient, edentulous, edict, educate, educe, egregious, egress, ejaculate, eject, elaborate, elate, elect, elicit, elide, eligible, elite, elocution, elongate, eloquence, eloquent, elucidate, elude, emaciate, emancipate, emasculate, emend, emerge, emergency, emigrate, eminent, emissary, emit, emollient, emolument, emulsion, enervate, enormity, enormous, enumerate, enunciate, eradicate, erase, erode, eruct, erudite, erupt, evacuate, evade, evaluate, evanesce, event, eventuate, evert, evict, evident, evocative, evoke, evolution, evolve, ineluctable, ineradicable
vad, vas
Latin
root
that means to go
Example words:
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