All 3 Uses of
evade
in
To Kill a Mockingbird
- Jem's evasion told me our game was a secret, so I kept quiet.
p. 45.1evasion = avoidance of telling the whole truth
- Children are children, but they can spot an evasion quicker than adults,
p. 99.7 *
- ...and evasion simply muddles 'em.
p. 99.8
Definitions:
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(1)
(evade as in: evade the enemy) physically avoid or get away from; or: said of something that is hard to obtain
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(2)
(evade as in: evade the question) to avoid or try to avoid either a responsibility or telling the whole truth