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e·vade
 evade
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- pronunciation:
- ih
veId
- features:
- Word Explorer, Word Parts
| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
evades, evading, evaded |
| definition 1: |
to get away from by using skill or tricks.
The fox evaded the hunters.- synonyms:
- avoid, dodge, elude
- antonyms:
- confront, face
- similar words:
- avert, duck, miss
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| definition 2: |
to avoid or fail to obey.
The mayor evaded the difficult questions.It is a crime to evade paying taxes.- synonyms:
- avoid, shirk, sidestep
- similar words:
- avert, dodge, elude, neglect, shun, slack
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| related words: |
bypass, flee, ignore, miss, slip, steer clear of |
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| derivations: |
evadingly (adv.), evader (n.) |
The word evade
contains the following parts:
e-
Latin
prefix
that means out, out of, away
  More about this word part:
The prefix e-
is an assimilated form of ex- used before roots beginning with certain consonants (b d, g, j, l, m, n, r, v). See ex-.
Example words:
educate, eject, elaborate, elect, eligible, eloquent, elude, emancipate, emerge, emergency, emigrate, eminent, emit, enormous, enunciate, eradicate, erase, erode, erupt, evacuate, evade, evaluate, event, evict, evident, evolution, evolve
vad, vas
Latin
root
that means to go
Example words:
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