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How to sign: 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";
Similiar / Same: hedge, skirt, sidestep, fudge, parry, circumvent, elude, dodge, duck, put off
Categories: avoid
Within this category: quibble
How to sign: to avoid an encounter with someone or something (especially a potential confrontation)
"the prisoner had escaped his cell and only needed to evade the guards and he would be free";
How to sign: escape, either physically or mentally
"The thief eluded the police"; "This difficult idea seems to evade her"; "The event evades explanation";
Categories: break loose, escape, get away
