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evade

Best crossword clue

"Avoid skillfully"

5 letters · collected on this word page

5 lettersPronunciation /ɪˈveɪd/Part of speech verbSorted adeevStarts with EEnds with E1 cluesCommon crossword word
1E2V3A4D5E

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Definitions

  1. avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues)

Word origin

From Middle French évader, from Latin ēvādō (“to pass or go over; flee”), from ē (“out of, from”) + vādō (“to go; walk”). See also wade.

Used in a sentence

  • He evaded his opponent's blows.
  • The robbers evaded the police.
  • to evade the force of an argument

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