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Meaning of 'elude' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Elude [ v. t.]
- To avoid slyly, by artifice, stratagem, or dexterity; to escape from in a covert manner; to mock by an unexpected escape; to baffle; as, to elude an officer; to elude detection, inquiry, search, comprehension; to elude the force of an argument or a blow.

Meaning of 'elude' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . elude [ v]
Meaning (1):
- avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues)
Example in sentence:
  • He dodged the issue;
  • he evaded the questions skillfully;
  • she skirted the problem;
  • They tend to evade their responsibilities
Meaning (2):
- escape, either physically or mentally
Example in sentence:
  • The event evades explanation;
  • The thief eluded the police;
  • This difficult idea seems to evade her
Meaning (3):
- be incomprehensible to; escape understanding by
Example in sentence:
  • What you are seeing in him eludes me

Nearby Words:

elucidate elucidated elucidating elucidation elucidative elucidator elucidatory eluctate eluctation elucubrate

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