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elusion

[ih-loo-zhuhn]

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noun

the act of eluding; evasion.

Origin:
1540–50; < Late Latin ēlūsiōn- (stem of ēlūsiō) deception, evasion, equivalent to ēlūs(us), past participle of ēlūdere to elude (ē- e- + lūd- play + -tus past participle suffix) + -iōn- -ion

Can be confused: allusion, delusion, elusion, hallucination, illusion (see synonym note at illusion).

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elude (ɪˈluːd)

—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 (not eluding) to his previous visit to the city

e'luder

—n

elusion

—n

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elusion

1540s, from elude.

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