HyperDic: evade

English > 4 senses of the word *evade*:
VERB	communication	evade, hedge, fudge, put off, circumvent, parry, elude, skirt, dodge, duck, sidestep	avoid / avoid or try to avoid / avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues)
	motion	evade, elude, bilk	escape, either physically or mentally
	social	evade	practice evasion
	communication	evade	use cunning or deceit to escape or avoid

evade > pronunciation
Sounds	ihvey'd; iyvey'd
Rhymes	accolade ... wade / Wade: 90 rhymes with eyd...

English > *evade*: 4 senses > verb 1, communication
Meaning	avoid / avoid or try to avoid / avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues).
Pattern	Somebody ----s something
Examples	"They tend to evade their responsibilities" "he evaded the questions skillfully"
Synonyms	hedge, fudge, put off, circumvent, parry, elude, skirt, dodge, duck, sidestep
Narrower	beg	Dodge, avoid answering, or take for granted
Narrower	quibble	Evade the truth of a point or question by raising irrelevant objections
Broader	avoid	Stay clear from
Spanish	eludir, esquivar, evadir, evitar, rehuir
Catalan	defugir, eludir, esquivar, evadir, evitar
Nouns	evasion	nonperformance of something distasteful (as by deceit or trickery) that you are supposed to do

English > *evade*: 4 senses > verb 2, motion
Meaning	escape, either physically or mentally.
Pattern	Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody
Examples	"This difficult idea seems to evade her" "The event evades explanation"
Synonyms	elude, bilk
Broader	escape, get away, break loose	run away from confinement
Spanish	eludir, evadir, evitar, rehuir
Catalan	defugir, eludir, evadir, evitar
Nouns	evasion	the act of physically escaping from something (an opponent or a pursuer or an unpleasant situation) by some adroit maneuver

English > *evade*: 4 senses > verb 3, social
Meaning	Practice evasion.
Pattern	Somebody ----s
Example	"This man always hesitates and evades"
Broader	act, move	Perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)
Adjectives	evasive	deliberately vague or ambiguous

English > *evade*: 4 senses > verb 4, communication
Meaning	Use cunning or deceit to escape or avoid.
Pattern	Somebody ----s
Example	"The con man always evades"
Broader	get off, get away, get by, get out, escape	escape potentially unpleasant consequences
Catalan	eludir

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