evade
evade Lexical Profile
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• verb
To escape from or avoid someone or something, typically by means of skill, cleverness, or trickery.
"The nimble fox managed to evade the hounds by darting into a dense thicket."
To avoid fulfilling, answering, or complying with a legal, moral, or financial obligation or direct inquiry.
"The spokesperson tried to evade the reporter's pointed questions about the company's finances."
Word Nuance & Usage
'Evade' and 'elude' are closely related, but 'evade' emphasizes intentional trickery, cunning, or deliberate avoidance (such as evading taxes or a direct question), whereas 'elude' often implies slipping away from grasp or failing to be understood (as when a memory or solution eludes someone).
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Word Origin & Etymology
Borrowed in the early 16th century via Middle French from Latin 'evadere' ('to escape, get away'), formed from 'ex-' ('out of') and 'vadere' ('to go, walk').