Nearby Words
verb (used with object)
1.
to escape from by trickery or cleverness: to evade one's pursuers.
2.
to get around by trickery: to evade rules.
3.
to avoid doing or fulfilling: to evade an obligation.
4.
to avoid answering directly: to evade a question.
5.
to elude; escape: The solution evaded him.
verb (used without object)
6.
to practice evasion.
7.
to elude or get away from someone or something by craft or slyness; escape.
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Evading
is always a great word to know.
So is bezoar. Does it mean:
| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
| a gadget; dingus; thingumbob. |
Related forms
e·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), -vad·ed, -vad·ing.
un·e·vad·a·ble, adjective
un·e·vad·ed, adjective
un·e·vad·i·ble, adjective
un·e·vad·ing, adjective
COLLAPSEAntonyms
1. face, confront.
1. face, confront.
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Word Origin & History
evade
1510s, from M.Fr. evader, from L. evadere "to escape, get away," from ex- "away" + vadere "to go, walk" (see vamoose). Related: Evaded; evading
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