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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

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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