elude
11elude — /əˈlud / (say uh loohd), /i / (say ee ) verb (t) (eluded, eluding) 1. to avoid or escape by dexterity or artifice: to elude pursuit. 2. to slip away from; evade: to elude vigilance. 3. to escape the mind; baffle: *I cannot get my fingers round… …
12elude — eluder, n. /i loohd /, v.t., eluded, eluding. 1. to avoid or escape by speed, cleverness, trickery, etc.; evade: to elude capture. 2. to escape the understanding, perception, or appreciation of: The answer eludes me. [1530 40; < L eludere to… …
13elude — verb a) To evade, or escape from someone or something, especially by using cunning or skill. Thus the observation of human blindness and weakness is the result of all philosophy, and meets us at every turn, in spite of our endeavours to elude or… …
14elude — See allude. See allude, elude …
15elude — verb Elude is used with these nouns as the object: ↑capture, ↑police …
16élude — prélude élude …
17éludé — préludé éludé …
18elude — e|lude [ıˈlu:d] v [T] [Date: 1500 1600; : Latin; Origin: eludere, from ludere to play ] 1.) to escape from someone or something, especially by tricking them = ↑avoid ▪ He managed to elude his pursuers by escaping into a river. 2.) if something… …
19elude — e|lude [ ı lud ] verb transitive FORMAL 1. ) if a fact, idea, or word eludes you, you cannot remember or understand it: The details of the case elude me. a ) to not manage to achieve an aim: Financial success eluded him. 2. ) to manage to escape… …
20elude — [[t]ɪlu͟ːd[/t]] eludes, eluding, eluded 1) VERB: no passive If something that you want eludes you, you fail to obtain it. [V n] Sleep eluded her... [V n] At 62, Brian found the celebrity and status that had eluded him for so long …
