Definition of evade

Overview of verb evade

The verb evade has 4 senses? (first 2 from tagged texts)

1. (3) hedge, fudge, evade, put off, circumvent, parry, elude, skirt, dodge, duck, sidestep

(avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues); "He dodged the issue"; "she skirted the problem"; "They tend to evade their responsibilities"; "he evaded the questions skillfully")

2. (1) elude, evade, bilk

(escape, either physically or mentally; "The thief eluded the police"; "This difficult idea seems to evade her"; "The event evades explanation")

3. evade

(practice evasion; "This man always hesitates and evades")

4. evade

(use cunning or deceit to escape or avoid; "The con man always evades")