Pronunciations (2)
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/ɪˈveɪd/
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ɪˈveɪd
Verb
To get away from by cunning; to avoid by using dexterity, subterfuge, address, or ingenuity; to cleverly escape from.
Usage- Transitive
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He evaded his opponent's blows.
The robbers evaded the police.
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to evade the force of an argument
The heathen had a method, more truly their own, of evading the Christian miracles.
“Evading” is moving through ground occupied by an opponent without trying to knock him down. You can attempt this as part of any maneuver that allows movement, provided you can move fast enough to go past your foe – not just up to him.
If someone tries to evade you from the front (see Evading, p. B368) and you have a melee weapon that can parry, you may roll against weapon skill instead of DX in the Contest. You keep him from evading if you win or tie
To escape; to slip away; — sometimes with from.
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Evading from perils.
Unarmed they might / Have easily, as spirits evaded swift / By quick contraction or remove.
To attempt to escape; to practice artifice or sophistry, for the purpose of eluding.
Usage- Intransitive
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The ministers of God are not to evade and take refuge any of these ... ways.
Verb
avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues)
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He dodged the issue
she skirted the problem
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They tend to evade their responsibilities
he evaded the questions skillfully
escape, either physically or mentally
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The thief eluded the police
This difficult idea seems to evade her
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The event evades explanation
practice evasion
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This man always hesitates and evades
use cunning or deceit to escape or avoid
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The con man always evades