evade a pursuer

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• evade — [ē vād′, ivād′] vi. evaded, evading [Fr évader < L evadere < e , out, from + vadere, to go: see WADE] 1. Rare to escape; get away 2. to be deceitful or clever in avoiding or escaping something; use evasion vt. 1. to avoid or escape from by… …   English World dictionary

• 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… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• evade — verb a) 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; …   Wiktionary

• evade — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. avoid, elude; dodge, shun; baffle, foil, parry; escape, slip away; ignore, violate, neglect; equivocate. See avoidance. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To use trickery to avoid an issue] Syn. equivocate,… …   English dictionary for students

• List of New Captain Scarlet episodes — This is an episode guide for Gerry Anderson s television series Gerry Anderson s New Captain Scarlet , a CGI update of his Supermarionation series Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons (1967 1968). Commissioned in March 2003, [ [http://www.spectrum… …   Wikipedia

• throw — [thrō] vt. threw, thrown, throwing [ME throwen, to twist, wring, hurl < OE thrawan, to throw, twist, akin to Ger drehen, to twist, turn < IE base * ter , to rub, rub with turning motion, bore > THRASH, THREAD, Gr teirein, L terere, to… …   English World dictionary

• Evaded — 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; …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Evading — 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; …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• dodge — v. & n. v. 1 intr. (often foll. by about, behind, round) move quickly to one side or quickly change position, to elude a pursuer, blow, etc. (dodged behind the chair). 2 tr. a evade by cunning or trickery (dodged paying the fare). b elude (a… …   Useful english dictionary

• elude — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. escape, evade, avoid; dodge, foil, baffle. See avoidance. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. dodge, shun, escape; see avoid , escape . See Synonym Study at escape . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) v. avoid,… …   English dictionary for students

• Count Baltar — For Doctor Gaius Baltar from the 2003 2009 version Battlestar Galactica, see Gaius Baltar. Baltar Battlestar Galactica character First appearance Saga of a Star World Last appearance The Hand of God …   Wikipedia