EVADE

[verb] [T] - to avoid (something unpleasant or unwanted), or to manage not to do (something which should be done)Just give me a straight answer, won't you, and stop evading the question!Elmar can't evade doing his military service forever. [+ verb-ing]The police have assured the public that the escaped prisoners will not evade recapture for long. [T]She leant forward to kiss him but he evaded her by pretending to sneeze.An Olympic gold medal is the only thing that has evaded her (= that she has not managed to achieve) in her remarkable career. [T]