evade vs seek

evade

verb
  • To attempt to escape; to practice artifice or sophistry, for the purpose of eluding. 

  • To escape; to slip away; — sometimes with from. 

  • To get away from by cunning; to avoid by using dexterity, subterfuge, address, or ingenuity; to cleverly escape from 

seek

verb
  • To try to acquire or gain; to strive after; to aim at. 

  • To try to find; to look for; to search for. 

  • To try to reach or come to; to go to; to resort to. 

  • To navigate through a stream. 

  • To ask for; to solicit; to beseech. 

  • To attempt, endeavour, try 

noun
  • The operation of navigating through a stream. 

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