evade

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US /ɪˈveɪd/ UK /ɪˈveɪd/ See IPA manual

verb

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verb
to escape or avoid, especially by cleverness or deceit

The fugitive managed to evade capture for years.

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1 verb · to escape or avoid,... avoid elude dodge sidestep circumvent escape shun

Opposites

confront face encounter tackle

Word family

Derived forms evaderevadable

Related forms evasion evasive invade pervade

Etymology

From Latin evadere 'to go out, escape', from e- 'out' + vadere 'to go, walk'.

evadere Latin vadere Latin

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# 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.

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- Actions & Processes

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