Third person singular present tense of evade; to escape or avoid something skillfully, especially a responsibility or pursuer.
From Latin 'evadere' (e- out + vadere to go), literally meaning to go out or escape. The modern sense of avoiding obligation developed during the medieval period.
Water droplets on a lotus leaf evade the surface through a process called superhydrophobicity—the plant's nanotexture was so effective that scientists copied it to create self-cleaning fabrics.
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