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evade
intransitive verb1: to slip away2: to take refuge in escape or avoidancetransitive verb1: to elude by dexterity or stratagem2 a: to avoid facing up to <evaded the real issues> b: to avoid the performance of : dodge
, circumvent
; especially : to fail to pay (taxes) c: to avoid answering directly : turn aside3: to be elusive to : baffle <the simple, personal meaning evaded them
— C. D. Lewis>
synonyms see escape
— evad·able
\-ˈvā-də-bəl\
adjective
— evad·er noun
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