Definition of: evade

(i·vād′) v. e·vad·ed, e·vad·ing v.t.
1. To escape or get away from by tricks or cleverness; save oneself from: to evade pursuers or a crisis.
2. To avoid or get out of; get around: to evade a question or a duty.
3. To baffle; elude: The facts evade explanation.
—v.i.
4. To practice evasion.
5. Rare To escape; get away. See synonyms under ESCAPE. [<L evadere <e- out + vadere go]
—e·vad′a·ble, e·vad′i·ble adjective
—e·vad′er noun