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elude(dictionary)

elude (iou)



elude verb trans. M16.
[Latin eludere, from e- E- + ludere to play.]
Delude; baffle; disappoint. M16-E18.
Evade the force of (an argument). E17.
Escape adroitly from, evade, (danger, difficulty, a person's grasp, etc.); slip away from (a pursuer); fail to be caught or grasped by (lit. & fig.). M17.
P. G. Wodehouse Quite a simple and obvious idea, but till now it had eluded her. J. Thurber Zigzagging across the North Atlantic, to elude the last submarines of the war. F. Weldon Praxis would elude her escort..and slip off home.
b. Fail to be discovered or explained by. L18.
R. L. Stevenson He eluded the notice of the officials.
Evade compliance with or fulfilment of (a law, request, obligation, etc.). M17.
eluder noun M17.