evade
IPA: ɪvˈeɪd
verb
- (transitive) To get away from by cunning; to avoid by using dexterity, subterfuge, address, or ingenuity; to cleverly escape from
- (transitive) To escape; to slip away; — sometimes with from.
- (intransitive) To attempt to escape; to practice artifice or sophistry, for the purpose of eluding.
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Examples of "evade" in Sentences
- He evaded capture for days and nights.
- Several others evaded the police dragnet.
- They have evaded the question in the past.
- The Cocoon takes off and evades the armada.
- But the children easily evade the men and leave the island.
- Ginny and Tim evade security and hide the bag in the attic.
- One of the reasons was to evade the controversies like this.
- The family manages to evade the Critters and get into the house.
- The claim was always purely a canard to evade the establishment clause.
- This technicality is intended to evade the law and thwart the Will of Congress.
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