evade
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Is evade a Scrabble word?
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- Scrabble US/Canada (OTCWL) Yes
- Scrabble UK (SOWPODS) Yes
- Wordle Yes
- Words With Friends Yes
What is the meaning of evade?
Definition
verb (English)
1. (transitive) To get away from by cunning; to avoid by using dexterity, subterfuge, address, or ingenuity; to cleverly escape from.Examples: "He evaded his opponent's blows."; "The robbers evaded the police."; "to evade the force of an argument"transitive
2. (transitive) To escape; to slip away; — sometimes with from.Examples: "Evading from perils."; "Unarmed they might / Have easily, as spirits evaded swift / By quick contraction or remove."transitive
3. (intransitive) To attempt to escape; to practice artifice or sophistry, for the purpose of eluding.Examples: "The ministers of God are not to evade and take refuge any of these ... ways."intransitive
Definition source: Wiktionary