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Meaning of elude in English
Pronunciation
/iˈlud/
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Verb
elude
Etymology
mid 16th century (in the sense ‘delude, baffle’): from Latin eludere, from e- (variant of ex-) ‘out, away from’ + ludere‘to play’
Definitions
1.
escape, either physically or mentally
Examples
« The thief eluded the police »
« This difficult idea seems to evade her »
« The event evades explanation »
2.
be incomprehensible to
Examples
« escape understanding by »
« What you are seeing in him eludes me »
3.
avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues)
Examples
« He dodged the issue »
« she skirted the problem »
« They tend to evade their responsibilities »
« he evaded the questions skillfully »