Evade — Defs

01 v. t. To get away from by artifice; to avoid by dexterity, subterfuge, address, or ingenuity; to elude; to escape from cleverly; as, to evade a b…

imp. & p. p. Evaded

1.
To get away from by artifice; to avoid by dexterity, subterfuge, address, or ingenuity; to elude; to escape from cleverly; as, to evade a blow, a pursuer, a punishment; to evade the force of an argument.
“The heathen had a method, more truly their own, of evading the Christian miracles.” — Trench.

02 v. t. To escape; to slip away; -- sometimes with from.

1.
To escape; to slip away; -- sometimes with from.
“Unarmed they might Have easily, as spirits evaded swift By quick contraction or remove.” — Milton.
2.
To attempt to escape; to practice artifice or sophistry, for the purpose of eluding.
“The ministers of God are not to evade and take refuge any of these . . . ways.” — South.

Syn. To equivocate; shuffle. See Prevaricate.