Evade
verbɪ'veɪd
Verb
avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues)
“They tend to evade their responsibilities”
“he evaded the questions skillfully”
Type of:Avoidescape, either physically or mentally
“This difficult idea seems to evade her”
“The event evades explanation”
Type of:Escapepractice evasion
“This man always hesitates and evades”
Type of:MoveActuse cunning or deceit to escape or avoid
“The con man always evades”
Type of:Escape
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- Tournament Word List (TWL)
- Scrabble US
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- Scrabble UK
- ENABLE Dictionary
- Words With Friends
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- SOWPODS
- North American Scrabble (NWL2020)
- NASPA