Verb
1. avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues);
"He dodged the issue""she skirted the problem""They tend to evade their responsibilities""he evaded the questions skillfully"2. escape, either physically or mentally;
"The thief eluded the police""This difficult idea seems to evade her""The event evades explanation"3. practice evasion;
"This man always hesitates and evades"4. use cleverness or deceit to escape or avoid;
"The con mane always evades"