ɪˈveɪd v.tr. 1 a
escape from,
avoid,
esp. by
guile or
trickery. b avoid
doing (one's
duty etc.). c avoid answering (a question) or
yielding to (an argument). 2 a
fail to pay (tax due). b
defeat the intention of (a
law etc.), esp.
while complying
with its letter. 3 (of a thing)
elude or
baffle (a person). øøevadable adj. evader n. [F ÷vader f. L evadere (as
E-, vadere vasgo)]