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avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues);
"He dodged the issue"
"she skirted the problem"
"They tend to evade their responsibilities"
"he evaded the questions skillfully"
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escape, either physically or mentally;
"The thief eluded the police"
"This difficult idea seems to evade her"
"The event evades explanation"
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practice evasion;
"This man always hesitates and evades"
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use cunning or deceit to escape or avoid;
"The con man always evades"