to evade
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4.4
- verb
- /ɪˈveɪd/
:
eludir
- We may evade the search, but we're stuffed if we don't get near that munitions store.
- evade detection
- evade predators
- evade government forces
Like pathogens, cancer cells evolve ways of evading or suppressing the immune system.
- Like pathogens, cancer cells evolve ways of evading or suppressing the immune system.
- He immigrated to the United States to evade the Mexican drug cartel.
- So we don't know exactly what's going to happen with new variants, but this one is really good at evading our immune defences.
- And I think that that that that sort of willingness or that instinct to constantly move was one of the things that probably meant that he evaded capture.
- And usually how it evades detection is to incorporate several stepping stones between itself and the machine.
- It was looking like I was would have feasibly evaded positive detection.
- And the more warm bodies that you give it, the more practice it has to evade and adapt.
- Now the dream decrees you both will be flying beneath the earth and through the earth to evade violent spirit, violent spirits.
Examples
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"We should be able to evade him long enough to get you some protection."
Fiction book (1994) -
Will they evade the rules of law and logic like they did in Las Vegas?
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It's where rich people go to evade taxes,
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Gotta evade the German tanks, apparently.
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Always harder to evade than enemy bullets.
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Thus, Americans generally managed to evade any national sense of guilt or defeat.
Academic text (2000) -
Invest in the Global Internet Freedom Consortium's operations to help Internet users evade government censorship.
Academic text (2011) -
The 50s/60s-era gangsters were able to evade police capture for years.
Academic text (2013) -
Although they couldn't truly fly, they could glide, which helped them evade predators and catch prey.
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The criminal used a decoy to evade capture by the police.
Synonyms
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1.0
To stay away from something or not do it to stop something bad from happening
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4.1
To avoid being punished for something you did wrong
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3.8
Avoid doing a task or taking blame you should accept
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2.4
To run away from a place because it is dangerous
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2.7
To get away from a person, place, or situation that causes trouble
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4.2
Avoid doing something difficult or needed by finding a clever way
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2.9
To avoid dealing with a problem or responsibility
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5.8
To escape someone or fail to be understood
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5.6
To stay in a secret place to avoid danger or trouble
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7.7
To avoid a rule or problem by using clever tricks
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5.3
To avoid answering a question or facing responsibility by giving unclear answers
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6.8
To avoid dealing with a question or problem
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3.6
To leave a place quietly without being noticed
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7.2
To leave a place quickly and quietly to avoid something you should do
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8.5
To leave quickly and secretly with money or things to avoid being caught
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8.2
To avoid doing something you should do by being dishonest or tricky
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7.0
Avoid a duty or problem by making excuses
To avoid taking responsibility by lying or being vague
To move quickly and skillfully to avoid things or difficult problems
To escape from the police by running or hiding
Antonyms
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Surface Forms
Etymology
Evade comes from the Latin parts e- meaning 'out' and vadere meaning 'to go', so it originally meant 'to go out' or 'get away'. Think of it as the opposite of invade: instead of going in, you slip out, so to evade someone or something is to escape or avoid them, often by being clever or tricky.