[elude] vt elud.ed ; elud.ing [L eludere, fr. e- + ludere to play--more at ludicrous] (1667) 1: to avoid adroitly: evade "the mice eluded the traps" "managed to ~ capture"
2: to escape the perception, understanding, or grasp of "subtlety simply ~s them" "victory continued to ~ us"
3: defy
4. "it ~s explanation" syn see escape