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elude

e·lude [ i ld ] (past and past participle e·lud·ed, present participle e·lud·ing, 3rd person present singular e·ludes)


transitive verb 
Definition:
 
1. escape or avoid: to escape from or avoid somebody or something by cunning, skill, or resourcefulness

2. escape somebody's understanding or memory: to be beyond somebody's understanding or ability to be remembered
Her name eludes me.

[Mid-16th century. < Latin eludere "deceive, escape from, win from somebody at play" < ludere "play"]

Spelling Note

See allude.


Word Usage

See avoid.

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