v.
- escape or avoid, especially by guile or trickery.
▸avoid giving a direct answer to (a question).
- escape paying (tax or duty), especially by illegitimate presentation of one's finances.
▸defeat the intention of (a law or rule), especially while complying with its letter.
Derivative
Etymology
C15: from Fr. évader, from L. evadere from e- (var. of ex-) ‘out of’ + vadere ‘go’.