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| e·vade [ i váyd ] (past and past participle e·vad·ed, present participle e·vad·ing, 3rd person present singular e·vades) |
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1. transitive verb cleverly escape somebody or something: to escape or avoid somebody or something, usually by ingenuity or guile
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2. transitive verb avoid something unpleasant: to avoid doing something unpleasant, especially something that is a moral or legal obligation
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3. transitive and intransitive verb give indirect response: to avoid dealing with or responding directly to something
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4. transitive verb be unattainable to somebody: to be difficult or impossible for somebody to find, obtain, or achieve
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formal
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  Success always evaded him.
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| [Early 16th century. Via French< Latin evadere "to escape" < vadere "go, walk"] |
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| e·vad·a·ble adjective |
| e·vad·er noun |
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