put off vs evade

put off and evade both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
put off	No	No	Yes	No
evade	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, put off and evade are synonyms defined as:

put off and evade: avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues)

Other synonyms of put off include circumvent, dodge, duck, elude, fudge, hedge, parry, sidestep, skirt.

put off (verb)	evade (verb)
avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues)	avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues)
take away the enthusiasm of	use cunning or deceit to escape or avoid
cause to feel embarrassment	escape, either physically or mentally
cause to feel intense dislike or distaste	practice evasion
hold back to a later time