e ‧ lude /ɪˈluːd/ BrE AmE verb [transitive]
[ Date: 1500-1600 ; Language: Latin ; Origin: eludere , from ludere 'to play' ]
1 . to escape from someone or something, especially by tricking them SYN avoid :
He eluded his pursuers by escaping into a river.
2 . if something that you want eludes you, you fail to find or achieve it:
She took the exam again, but again success eluded her.
3 . if a fact or the answer to a problem eludes you, you cannot remember or solve it SYN escape :
The exact terminology eludes me for the moment.