evade (verb)
1evade — ► VERB 1) escape or avoid, especially by cunning or trickery. 2) avoid giving a direct answer to (a question). 3) escape paying (tax or duty), especially by illegitimate presentation of one s finances. DERIVATIVES evader noun. ORIGIN Latin… …
2evade — verb 1 escape ADVERB ▪ narrowly ▪ They narrowly evaded a police car which was approaching. ▪ successfully VERB + EVADE ▪ attempt to, try to …
3evade — /i vād/ vt evad·ed, evad·ing 1: to unlawfully fail to pay (taxes) through fraudulent or deceptive means compare avoid 2: to avoid answering directly trying to evade the question Merriam Webster’s Dictionary …
4evade — e‧vade [ɪˈveɪd] verb [transitive] TAX LAW to not do something that you should do according to the law, for example not paying tax: • He was charged with evading $12.6 million of taxes. compare avoid evasion noun …
5evade — verb (T) 1 evade the subject/question/issue etc to avoid talking about something, especially because you are trying to hide something: Stop trying to evade the issue. 2 to find a way of not doing something you should do: evade your… …
6evade — verb a) To get away from by artifice; to avoid by dexterity, subterfuge, address, or ingenuity; to elude; to escape from cleverly; as, to evade a blow, a pursuer, a punishment; …
7evade — verb (evaded; evading) Etymology: Middle French & Latin; Middle French evader, from Latin evadere, from e + vadere to go, walk more at wade Date: 1513 intransitive verb 1. to slip away 2. to take refuge in escape or avoidance transitive verb …
8evade — verb 1》 escape or avoid, especially by guile or trickery. ↘avoid giving a direct answer to (a question). 2》 escape paying (tax or duty), especially by illegitimate presentation of one s finances. ↘defeat the intention of (a law or rule),… …
9evade — verb 1) they evaded the guards Syn: elude, avoid, dodge, escape (from), steer clear of, keep at arm s length, sidestep; lose, leave behind, shake off; informal give someone the slip Ant: confront, run into 2) …
10evade — verb 1) they evaded the guards Syn: elude, avoid, dodge, escape (from), steer clear of, sidestep, lose, leave behind, shake off; informal give someone the slip 2) he evaded the question Syn: avoid …
