evade (
http://definr.com/evade)
v 1: avoid or try to avoid, as of duties, questions and issues;
"He dodged the issue" [syn:
hedge,
fudge,
put off,
circumvent,
parry,
elude,
skirt,
dodge,
duck,
sidestep]
2: escape, either physically or mentally; "The thief eluded the
police"; "This difficult idea seems to elude me" [syn:
elude,
bilk]