ēˈlüd, ə̇ˈ- also ēlˈyüd or ə̇lˈy- transitive verb
( -ed/-ing/-s )
Etymology: Latin eludere, from e- + ludere to play — more at ludicrous
1. obsolete : trick , delude ; also : baffle , frustrate
2. : to avoid slyly or adroitly (as by artifice, stratagem, or dexterity) : evade
elude a blow
he eludes law by piteous looks aloft — Robert Browning
eluding their responsibilities
3. : to escape the notice or perception of
the reality of human nature is bound to elude us if we look only at a momentary cross section of it — Walter Lippmann
especially : to baffle or evade by reason of recondite or inconspicuous character
a sense that eludes definition
Synonyms: see escape