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  • 131evade — I. v. a. 1. Elude, escape, escape from, steal away from, get away from (by artifice). 2. Avoid, shun, decline. 3. Surpass (one s powers), baffle, foil, elude. II. v. n. Equivocate, shuffle, fence, quibble, dodge, prevaricate, palter …

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  • 132escape — 1. verb 1) he escaped from prison Syn: run away/off, get out, break out, break free, make a break for it, bolt, flee, take flight, make off, take off, abscond, take to one s heels, make one s getaway, make a run for it; disappear, vanish …

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