evade C2+ Topic:Actions & Processes US /ɪˈveɪd/ UK /ɪˈveɪd/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 verb to escape or avoid, especially by cleverness or deceit The fugitive managed to evade capture for years. Verb forms Verb forms are not available for this word yet. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 verb · to escape or avoid,... avoideludedodgesidestepcircumventescapeshun ↔ Opposites confrontfaceencountertackle Word family Derived forms evaderevadable Related forms evasionevasiveinvadepervade Etymology AI details From Latin evadere 'to go out, escape', from e- 'out' + vadere 'to go, walk'. evadere Latin vadere Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Actions & Processes External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # evade **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** verb **IPA (US):** /ɪˈveɪd/ **IPA (UK):** /ɪˈveɪd/ ## Meanings 1. to escape or avoid, especially by cleverness or deceit ## Examples - The fugitive managed to evade capture for years. ## Synonyms - avoid - elude - dodge - sidestep - circumvent - escape - shun ## Antonyms - confront - face - encounter - tackle ## Derived Forms - evader - evadable ## Related Forms - evasion - evasive - invade - pervade ## Roots and Affixes - Root: evadere - Root: vadere - Affix: e- - out ## Etymology From Latin evadere 'to go out, escape', from e- 'out' + vadere 'to go, walk'. ## AI Etymology Evade comes from Latin evadere 'to go out, escape', from e- 'out' + vadere 'to go, walk'. The etymological trail includes Latin evadere and Latin vadere. As a verb, evade means to escape or avoid, especially by cleverness or deceit. The same family is visible in derived forms such as evader and evadable and related forms such as evasion, evasive, invade, and pervade. The analysis is partly morphological, with the modern form built from the elements named in the history. ## Topics - Actions & Processes markdown