Added 9 October 2026
elude
/ɪˈljuːd/ verb
In Latin: ēlūdō Wiktionary
verb Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about elude at Wordnik → Where our words come from →
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Escape, either physically or mentally.
The thief eluded the police
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Be incomprehensible to; escape understanding by.
What you are seeing in him eludes me
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Avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues).
He dodged the issue
Origin
From Latin ēlūdō (“to evade, elude”), from ē- (“out of”, short form of ex-) + lūdō (“to play; to trick”).
From Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org (CC BY-SA)