led on a merry chase

Main Entry:	evade [ih-veyd] Show IPA/ɪˈveɪd/ Show Spelled
Part of Speech:	verb
Definition:	get away from
Synonyms:	avoid, baffle, balk, beat around bush, beg the question, bypass, cavil, circumvent, conceal, confuse, cop out, deceive, decline, dodge, double, duck, elude, equivocate, escape, eschew, fence, fend off, flee, fly, fudge, get around, give the runaround, hedge, hide, keep distance, lay low, lead on a merry chase, lie, parry, pass up, pretend, prevaricate, pussyfoot, put off, shift, shirk, shuck, shuffle, shun, shy, sidestep, slip out, sneak away, steer clear of, tergiversate, trick, waffle, weasel
Antonyms:	face, meet, take on

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