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| e·lude [ i ld ] (past and past participle e·lud·ed, present participle e·lud·ing, 3rd person present singular e·ludes) |
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1. escape or avoid: to escape from or avoid somebody or something by cunning, skill, or resourcefulness
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2. escape somebody's understanding or memory: to be beyond somebody's understanding or ability to be remembered
 Her name eludes me.
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| [Mid-16th century. < Latin eludere "deceive, escape from, win from somebody at play" < ludere "play"] |
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