5 letters · 9 points in Scrabble
verb avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues)
verb escape, either physically or mentally
verb practice evasion
originFrom Middle French évader, from Latin ēvādō (“to pass or go over; flee”), from ē (“out of, from”) + vādō (“to go; walk”). See also wade.
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