elude
Use Elude in a sentence
verb (used with object), e·lud·ed, e·lud·ing.
1.
to avoid or escape by speed, cleverness, trickery, etc.; evade: to elude capture. Synonyms: shun, dodge.
2.
to escape the understanding, perception, or appreciation of: The answer eludes me.
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elude (ɪˈluːd) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —vb | |
| 1. | to escape or avoid (capture, one's pursuers, etc), esp by cunning |
| 2. | to avoid fulfilment of (a responsibility, obligation, etc); evade |
| 3. | to escape discovery, or understanding by; baffle: the solution eluded her |
| [C16: from Latin ēlūdere to deceive, from lūdere to play] | |
| usage Elude is sometimes wrongly used where allude is meant: he was alluding | |
| e'luder | |
| —n | |
| elusion | |
| —n | |
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Elude
is always a great word to know.
So is interrobang. Does it mean:
| a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes. |
| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
Etymonline
Word Origin & History
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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Example sentences
The mysteries of space will continue to elude us for quite some time until the majority of us are committed to exploring it.
There is so much more, to discover and understand, so many possibilities that elude us.
With luck and quick maneuvering he was able to elude them, but just barely.
Memory researchers suggest additional reasons that great jokes may elude common capture.
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