— evadable, evadible , adj. — evader , n. — evadingly , adv.
/i vayd"/ , v. , evaded, evading .
v.t.
1. to escape from by trickery or cleverness: to evade one's pursuers.
2. to get around by trickery: to evade rules.
3. to avoid doing or fulfilling: to evade an obligation.
4. to avoid answering directly: to evade a question.
5. to elude; escape: The solution evaded him.
v.i.
6. to practice evasion.
7. to elude or get away from someone or something by craft or slyness; escape.
[ 1505-15; evadere to pass over, go out, equiv. to e- E- + vadere to go, walk ]
Syn. 1. avoid, dodge. See escape. 6. prevaricate, equivocate, fence.
Ant. 1. face, confront.