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verb (used with object), e·lud·ed, e·lud·ing.
1.
to avoid or escape by speed, cleverness, trickery, etc.; evade: to elude capture.
2.
to escape the understanding, perception, or appreciation of: The answer eludes me.
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Elude
is one of our favorite verbs.
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Example Sentences
- With luck and quick maneuvering he was able to elude them, but just barely.
- Crime prevention seems to elude even the most advanced countries.
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elude
1530s, "delude, make a fool of," from L. eludere "escape from, make a fool of, win from at play," from ex- "out, away" + ludere "to play" (see ludicrous). Sense of "evade" is first recorded 1610s. Related: Eluded; eludes; eluding.
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