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elude
[ ih-lood ]
verb (used with object)
- to avoid or escape by speed, cleverness, trickery, etc.; evade:
to elude capture.
Synonyms: ,
- to escape the understanding, perception, or appreciation of:
The answer eludes me.
elude
/ ɪˈluËd; ɪˈluËÊ’É™n /
verb
- to escape or avoid (capture, one's pursuers, etc), esp by cunning
- to avoid fulfilment of (a responsibility, obligation, etc); evade
- to escape discovery, or understanding by; baffle
the solution eluded her
Usage
Derived Forms
- elusion, noun
- ±ðˈ±ô³Ü»å±ð°ù, noun
Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms
- ±ð·±ô³Ü»å·±ð°ù noun
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of elude1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
In the same Texas tournament, McIlroy completed what have proven highly promising competitive preparations for the one major to elude him.
“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.
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.
Somehow, though, even living in North Jersey, fennel somehow managed to elude me until my early twenties, when I went to culinary school.
They discuss how they are able to elude security while smuggling in cement blocks.
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