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  • 51escape — vb 1 Escape, flee, fly, decamp, abscond mean to run away especially from something which limits one s freedom or threatens one s well being. Escape so stresses the idea of flight from confinement or restraint that it very often conveys no… …

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  • 52escape — escapable, adj. escapeless, adj. escaper, n. escapingly, adv. /i skayp /, v., escaped, escaping, n., adj. v.i. 1. to slip or get away, as from confinement or restraint; gain or regain liberty: to escape from jail. 2. to slip away from pursuit or… …

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  • 53élusif — élusif, ive [ elyzif, iv ] adj. • 1798; de elusus, supin de eludere « esquiver » ou angl. elusive « fuyant, insaisissable » ♦ Qui élude, esquive. Une réponse élusive. ⇒ évasif. ● élusif, élusive adjectif Littéraire. Qui élude, détourne avec… …

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  • 54dodge — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. elude, evade, escape, avoid, duck. See deviation, avoidance, cunning. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. trick, strategy, scheme; see method 2 , plan 2 , trick 1 . v. Syn. duck, elude, evade; see avoid …

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  • 55duck — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. nod, bob; dodge, avoid, elude; dip, immerse, plunge. n. drake. See avoidance, water, birds. II (Roget s IV) n. Types and breeds of ducks include: freshwater, sea, gadwall, garganey, shoveler,… …

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  • 56escape — es•cape [[t]ɪˈskeɪp[/t]] v. caped, cap•ing, n. adj. 1) to slip or get away, as from confinement or restraint 2) to avoid capture, punishment, or any threatened evil 3) to issue from a confining enclosure, as a gas or liquid 4) to slip away; fade… …

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  • 57escape — es·cape 1 vi es·caped, es·cap·ing: to depart from lawful custody with the intent of avoiding confinement or the administration of justice escape 2 n 1: an act or instance of escaping 2: the criminal offense of escaping Merriam Webster’s… …

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  • 58avoid — vt [modification of Old French esvuider to destroy, literally, to empty, from es out + vuider to empty] 1: to make void or undo: annul the trustee may avoid any transfer of interest of the debtor in property U.S. Code 2: to respond to (an… …

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  • 59evade — /i vād/ vt evad·ed, evad·ing 1: to unlawfully fail to pay (taxes) through fraudulent or deceptive means compare avoid 2: to avoid answering directly trying to evade the question Merriam Webster’s Dictionary …

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  • 60elusivo — ► adjetivo Que elude o evita algo: ■ con un ademán elusivo sorteó el proyectil; sus elusivas palabras me hacen sospechar que miente. * * * elusivo, a adj. Que elude. * * * elusivo, va. adj. Que elude. * * * ► adjetivo Que incluye una elusión o la …

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