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Definitions for Elude

[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.
[3] to escape or avoid (capture, one's pursuers, etc), esp by cunning
[4] to avoid fulfilment of (a responsibility, obligation, etc); evade
[5] to escape discovery, or understanding by; baffle the solution eluded her

Words related to Elude

dodge, confound, thwart, puzzle, outwit, evade, frustrate, baffle, foil, stall, stonewall, shun, flee, outrun, fly, shy, stump, double, duck, bilk

Words nearby Elude

elton, eluant, eluate, elucidate, elucubrate, elude, eluent, elul, elura, elusion, elusive

Origin of Elude

1530–40; < Latin ēlūdere to deceive, evade, equivalent to ē- e-1 + lūdere to play, deceive

Words that may be confused with Elude

allowed, allude, aloud, elude

Other words from Elude

e·lud·er , noun
un·e·lud·ed , adjective

Word origin for Elude

C16: from Latin ēlūdere to deceive, from lūdere to play

Synonyms for Elude

baffle, confound, dodge, evade, flee, foil, frustrate, outrun, outwit, puzzle, shun, stall, stonewall, thwart, bilk, circumvent, ditch, double, duck, eschew, fly, shirk, shuck, shy, stump, be beyond someone, beat around the bush, cop out, get around, get away from, give the runaround, give the slip, give wide berth to, hem and haw, not touch, pass the buck, pass up, run around, stay shy of, steer clear of