 elude |
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| 1. | [ verb ] escape, either physically or mentally | |
| Synonyms: | evade bilk | |
| Examples: | "The thief eluded the police" "This difficult idea seems to evade her" "The event evades explanation" |
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| Related terms: | escape evasion | |
| 2. | [ verb ] be incomprehensible to; escape understanding by | |
| Synonyms: | escape | |
| Examples: | "What you are seeing in him eludes me" |
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| Related terms: | perplex defy | |
| 3. | [ verb ] avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues) | |
| Synonyms: | sidestep evade skirt dodge hedge duck circumvent put_off parry fudge | |
| Examples: | "He dodged the issue" "she skirted the problem" "They tend to evade their responsibilities" "he evaded the questions skillfully" |
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| Related terms: | avoid quibble dodge evasion circumvention equivocator hedge | |
| Similar spelling: |
elide eld Elodea Elda elute elite Elida elate Elodia Ellett Elidia Eladia Elwood eluate |
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