ELUDE

[verb] [formal] - to escape from, esp. by a clever trick, or (of information) to be difficult for someone to find or rememberThey eluded the police by fleeing to the United States.Leaving home was just a way of eluding his responsibilities.I know who you mean but her name eludes me (= I can't remember her name).They had minor breakthroughs but real success eluded them (= could not be achieved).