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evade

/ɪˈveɪd/
verb

  1. To get away from by cunning; to avoid by dexterity, subterfuge, address, or ingenuity; to elude; to cleverly escape from

    "He evaded his opponent's blows."

  2. To escape; to slip away; — sometimes with from.

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

Synonymsdodge, end-run, equivocate, give someone the runaround, give the go-by, shuffle

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