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English Dictionary - With Multi-Lingual Search Definitions evade verb (evad, ing) To get away from by artifice; to avoid by dexterity, subterfuge, address, or ingenuity; to elude; to escape from cleverly; as, to evade a blow, a pursuer, a punishment; to evade the force of an argument. The heathen had a method, more truly their own, of evading the Christian miracles. — Trench. To escape; to slip away; " sometimes with from. Evading from perils. — Bacon. Unarmed they might / Have easily, as spirits evaded swift / By quick contraction or remove. — Milton. To attempt to escape; to practice artifice or sophistry, for the purpose of eluding. ''The ministers of God are not to and take refuge any of these ... ways. — South. Etymology: From Latin evadere, evasum, e out + vadere to go, walk: cf. French s'évader. See wade      Full Definition of evade  Find:   Words Starting With:   Words Ending With:   Words Containing:   Words That Match:    Translate Into:    Dutch   French   German    Italian   Spanish     Show 51015202550 results per page. Enter your search terms Submit search form   Web www.allwords.com Browse the Dictionary A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

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