Evade
/ɪˈveɪd/noun
To escape or avoid something, especially by cleverness or trickery.
Did you know?The word ultimately comes from Latin *evadere*, used for breaking out, escaping danger, or getting free — a very old linguistic cousin of words for “going out” and “getting away.”
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*wed-
“to go, to proceed”
Latin
Latin
vadere
“to go, walk, proceed”
Latin
Latin
evadere
“to go out, escape, get away”
Old French
Old French
evader
“to escape, flee”
Middle English
English
evaden
“to escape, avoid”
Modern English
English
evade
“to escape or avoid, especially cleverly”