To Evade

1. (transitive) To get away from by cunning; to avoid by dexterity, subterfuge, address, or ingenuity; to elude; to cleverly escape from
2. (transitive) To escape; to slip away; — sometimes with from.
3. (intransitive) To attempt to escape; to practice artifice or sophistry, for the purpose of eluding.

Synonyms

• equivocate
• shuffle
• dodge
• end-run
• sidestep
• give the go-by
• give someone the runaround