Evade and Rid

Evade

Evade verb - To get or keep away from (as a responsibility) through cleverness or trickery.

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Rid and evade are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Rid" instead a verb "Evade".

Nearby Words: evasion, evading, evader

Rid verb - To set (a person or thing) free of something that encumbers.

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Evade and rid are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Evade" instead a verb "Rid".

people	evade people	rid people
time	evade time	rid time
way	evade way	rid way
empire	evade empire	rid empire
Other words: damage, enemy, times.

When Tintin and Captain Haddock sneak into the country to rescue the kidnapped Professor Calculus, they repeatedly manage to evade the Bordurian army, police force and secret service, to the point where they manage to get rid of the Bordurian agents sent to tail them by getting them drunk.

Source: Fascist, but Inefficient

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