obsolete evasion or tolerance of symbiont defense response true GO:0051843 evasion or tolerance of symbiont defense response evasion of symbiont defence response This term was made obsolete because it does not represent a real process that exists in nature. OBSOLETE. Any process, either active or passive, by which an organism avoids or tolerates the effects of a symbiont organism's defense response. The symbiont defense response is mounted by the symbiont in response to the presence of the organism. The symbiont is defined as the smaller of the organisms involved in a symbiotic interaction. biological_process