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elude

[ ih-lood ]

verb (used with object)

eluded, eluding.
  1. to avoid or escape by speed, cleverness, trickery, etc.; evade:

    to elude capture.

    Synonyms: ,

  2. to escape the understanding, perception, or appreciation of:

    The answer eludes me.



elude

/ ɪˈluËd; ɪˈluËÊ’É™n /

verb

  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

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Usage

Elude is sometimes wrongly used where allude is meant: he was alluding (not eluding) to his previous visit to the city
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Derived Forms

  • elusion, noun
  • ±ðˈ±ô³Ü»å±ð°ù, noun
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • ±ð·±ô³Ü»å·±ð°ù noun
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of elude1

First recorded in 1530–40; from Latin ŧ±ôÅ«»å±ð°ù±ð “to deceive, evade,†equivalent to ŧ- “from, out of†+ ±ôÅ«»å±ð°ù±ð “to play, deceiveâ€; e- 1
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of elude1

C16: from Latin ŧ±ôÅ«»å±ð°ù±ð to deceive, from ±ôÅ«»å±ð°ù±ð to play
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Synonym Study

See escape.
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Example Sentences

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In the same Texas tournament, McIlroy completed what have proven highly promising competitive preparations for the one major to elude him.

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“These sites were designed to be the last line of defense against H-Bomb carrying Soviet bombers that had eluded the Air Force’s interceptor jet aircraft,†the park service said.

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By the time security forces stormed the Bamban compound on the evening of 12 March 2024, some of these scam bosses had already eluded capture.

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Somehow, though, even living in North Jersey, fennel somehow managed to elude me until my early twenties, when I went to culinary school.

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They discuss how they are able to elude security while smuggling in cement blocks.

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