Definitions

1. verb

to evade or avoid something, especially by stealth or cunning

“The thief attempted to preevade detection by hiding in the shadows.”

2. verb

to move or act with evasive or furtive movements

“The suspect was seen preevading through the crowded streets.”

3. verb

to move or act with a stealthy or surreptitious manner

“The spy preevaded the enemy’s base undetected.”

4. verb

to make something hard to understand or follow

“The complex instructions were designed to preevade the average reader.”

5. noun

the act of evading or avoiding something, especially by stealth or cunning

“The preevade was successful, and the thief escaped undetected.”