Origin: 1505–15; <
Latin ēvādere to pass over, go out, equivalent to
ē- e- +
vādere to go, walk
Related formse·vad·a·ble, e·vad·i·ble, adjective
e·vad·er, noun
e·vad·ing·ly, adverb
non·e·vad·a·ble, adjective
non·e·vad·i·ble, adjective
EXPANDnon·e·vad·ing, adjective
non·e·vad·ing·ly, adverb
pre·e·vade, verb (used with object), pre·e·vad·ed, pre·e·vad·ing.
un·e·vad·a·ble, adjective
un·e·vad·ed, adjective
un·e·vad·i·ble, adjective
un·e·vad·ing, adjective
COLLAPSESynonyms 1. avoid, dodge.
See escape. 6. prevaricate, equivocate, fence.
Antonyms
1. face, confront.