evade
pronunciation
How to pronounce evade in British English:
UK [ɪˈveɪd]
How to pronounce evade in American English:
US [ɪˈveɪd]
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- Verb:
- avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues)
- escape, either physically or mentally
- practice evasion
- use cleverness or deceit to escape or avoid
Word Origin
- evade (v.)
- 1510s, "escape," from Middle French evader, from Latin evadere "to escape, get away," from assimilated form of ex- "away" (see ex-) + vadere "to go, walk" (see vamoose). Special sense of "escape by trickery" is from 1530s. Related: Evaded; evading.
Example
- 1. Nonetheless , this creates incentives for designing deals to evade regulation .
- 2. More and more people are finding ways to evade tough duty , or duty altogether .
- 3. But the 1 percent cannot evade its share of responsibility for the growing gulf in american society .
- 4. A blame game began almost immediately as regional leaders , national politicians and officials tried to evade responsibility .
- 5. These actions have significantly expanded and deepened existing sanctions , and seek to combat iranian efforts to evade increasingly stringent global restrictions .