The difference between Dodge and Evade
When used as verbs, dodge means to avoid (something) by moving suddenly out of the way, whereas evade means to get away from by cunning.
Dodge is also noun with the meaning: an act of dodging.
check bellow for the other definitions of Dodge and Evade
-
Dodge as a verb (ambitransitive):
To avoid (something) by moving suddenly out of the way.
Examples:
"He dodged traffic crossing the street."
-
Dodge as a verb (transitive, figuratively):
To avoid; to sidestep.
Examples:
"The politician dodged the question with a meaningless reply."
-
Dodge as a verb (archaic):
To go hither and thither.
-
Dodge as a verb (photography):
To decrease the exposure for certain areas of a print in order to make them darker (compare ).
-
Dodge as a verb (transitive):
To follow by dodging, or suddenly shifting from place to place.
-
Dodge as a verb (ambitransitive, dated):
To trick somebody.
-
Dodge as a noun:
An act of dodging.
-
Dodge as a noun:
A trick, evasion or wile.
-
Dodge as a noun (slang):
A line of work.
-
Evade as a verb (transitive):
To get away from by cunning; to avoid by dexterity, subterfuge, address, or ingenuity; to elude; to cleverly escape from
Examples:
"usex He evaded his opponent's blows."
"usex They robbers evaded the police."
"usex to evade the force of an argument"
-
Evade as a verb (transitive):
To escape; to slip away; — sometimes with from.
Examples:
"Evading from perils.'' rfdatek lang=Francis Bacon"
-
Evade as a verb (intransitive):
To attempt to escape; to practice artifice or sophistry, for the purpose of eluding.
Examples:
"The ministers of God are not to evade and take refuge any of these ... ways.'' rfdatek lang=Robert South"