Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Evade \E*vade"\, v. t.
   1. To escape; to slip away; -- sometimes with from. ``Evading
      from perils.'' --Bacon.

            Unarmed they might Have easily, as spirits evaded
            swift By quick contraction or remove. --Milton.

   2. To attempt to escape; to practice artifice or sophistry,
      for the purpose of eluding.

            The ministers of God are not to evade and take
            refuge any of these . . . ways.       --South.

   Syn: To equivocate; shuffle. See {Prevaricate}.

Evade \E*vade"\ (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Evaded}; p. pr. & vb.
   n.. {Evading}.] [L. evadere, evasum, e out + vadere to go,
   walk: cf. F. s'['e]vader. See {Wade}.]
   To get away from by artifice; to avoid by dexterity,
   subterfuge, address, or ingenuity; to elude; to escape from
   cleverly; as, to evade a blow, a pursuer, a punishment; to
   evade the force of an argument.

         The heathen had a method, more truly their own, of
         evading the Christian miracles.          --Trench.

Source : WordNet®

evade
     v 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"
          [syn: {hedge}, {fudge}, {put off}, {circumvent}, {parry},
           {elude}, {skirt}, {dodge}, {duck}, {sidestep}]
     2: escape, either physically or mentally; "The thief eluded the
        police"; "This difficult idea seems to evade her"; "The
        event evades explanation" [syn: {elude}, {bilk}]
     3: practice evasion; "This man always hesitates and evades"
     4: use cleverness or deceit to escape or avoid; "The con mane
        always evades"