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Elude

Elude Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Elude? [v] avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues); "He dodged the issue"; "she skirted the problem"; "They tend to evade their responsibilities"; "he evaded the questions skillfully" [v] escape, either physically or mentally; "The thief eluded the police"; "This difficult idea seems to evade her"; "The event evades explanation" [v] be incomprehensible to; escape understanding by; "What you are seeing in him eludes me" Synonyms \| Synonyms for Elude: bilk \| circumvent \| dodge \| duck \| escape \| evade \| evade \| fudge \| hedge \| parry \| put off \| sidestep \| skirt Related Terms \| Find terms related to Elude: avoid \| baffle \| balk \| beg \| bewilder \| bilk \| blast \| brave \| challenge \| checkmate \| circumvent \| confound \| confront \| confuse \| contravene \| counter \| counteract \| countermand \| counterwork \| cross \| dash \| deceive \| defeat \| defy \| destroy \| discomfit \| disconcert \| discountenance \| dish \| disrupt \| ditch \| dodge \| double \| duck \| escape \| eschew \| evade \| flee \| flummox \| fly \| foil \| frustrate \| get around \| get away from \| get out of \| get round \| give the runaround \| give the slip \| go one better \| knock the chocks \| nonplus \| outfigure \| outflank \| outgeneral \| outguess \| outmaneuver \| outplay \| outreach \| outsmart \| outwit \| overreach \| pass the buck \| perplex \| puzzle \| ruin \| sabotage \| scotch \| shake \| shake off \| shuffle out of \| shun \| shy \| skirt \| spike \| spoil \| stonewall \| stump \| thwart \| upset \| victimize See Also \| amaze \| avoid \| baffle \| beat \| bewilder \| break loose \| defy \| dumbfound \| escape \| flummox \| get \| get away \| gravel \| mystify \| nonplus \| perplex \| pose \| puzzle \| quibble \| refuse \| resist \| stupefy \| vex Elude In Webster's Dictionary \E*lude"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Eluded}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Eluding}.] [L. eludere, elusum; e + ludere to play: cf. F. ['e]luder. See {Ludicrous}.] 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. Me gentle Delia beckons from the plain, Then, hid in shades, eludes he eager swain. --Pope. The transition from fetichism to polytheism seems a gradual process of which the stages elude close definition. --Tylor. Syn: To evade; avoid; escape; shun; eschew; flee; mock; baffle; frustrate; foil.

Elude Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Elude?

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

Elude In Webster's Dictionary

\E*lude"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Eluded}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Eluding}.] [L. eludere, elusum; e + ludere to play: cf. F.
['e]luder. See {Ludicrous}.]
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.

      Me gentle Delia beckons from the plain, Then, hid in
      shades, eludes he eager swain.           --Pope.

      The transition from fetichism to polytheism seems a
      gradual process of which the stages elude close
      definition.                              --Tylor.

Syn: To evade; avoid; escape; shun; eschew; flee; mock;
     baffle; frustrate; foil.

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