evade

[ ih-veyd ]
/ ɪˈveɪd /

verb (used with object), e·vad·ed, e·vad·ing.

verb (used without object), e·vad·ed, e·vad·ing.

to avoid doing or fulfilling something.
to elude or get away from someone or something by craft or slyness; escape.

Origin of evade

1505–15; < Latin ēvādere to pass over, go out, equivalent to ē- e-1 + vādere to go, walk

synonym study for evade

1. See escape.

OTHER WORDS FROM evade

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH evade

avoid evade

Words nearby evade

evacuant, evacuate, evacuation, evacuator, evacuee, evade, evadne, evaginate, evagination, evaluate, evaluation

British Dictionary definitions for evadable

evade
/ (ɪˈveɪd) /

verb (mainly tr)

to get away from or avoid (imprisonment, captors, etc); escape
to get around, shirk, or dodge (the law, a duty, etc)
(also intr) to avoid answering (a question)

Derived forms of evade

evadable, adjective evader, noun evadingly, adverb

Word Origin for evade

C16: from French évader, from Latin ēvādere to go forth, from vādere to go