elude
21elude — verb (T) 1 to escape from someone or something, especially by tricking them: The fleeing rebels managed to elude their pursuers. 2 if something that you want eludes you, you fail to find or achieve it: Success had so far eluded him. 3 if a fact… …
22elude — Synonyms and related words: avoid, baffle, balk, beg, bewilder, bilk, blast, brave, challenge, checkmate, circumvent, confound, confront, confuse, contravene, counter, counteract, countermand, counterwork, cross, dash, deceive, defeat, defy,… …
23elude — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. escape, evade, avoid; dodge, foil, baffle. See avoidance. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. dodge, shun, escape; see avoid , escape . See Synonym Study at escape . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) v. avoid,… …
24elude — see ILLUSION …
25elude — allude …
26elude — e·lude || ɪ luËd v. avoid; shirk, escape …
27elude — [ɪ l(j)u:d] verb 1》 evade or escape from, typically in a skilful or cunning way. 2》 fail to be attained or understood by; baffle. Derivatives elusion noun Origin C16: from L. eludere, from e out, away from + ludere to play …
28elude — v. a. 1. Escape, evade, avoid, shun, get away from, steal away from, slip from, slip away from. 2. Baffle, frustrate, foil, balk, thwart, disconcert, disappoint, escape (notice or inquiry), remain concealed from …
29elude — verb Holbrook eluded the police for several weeks Syn: evade, avoid, get away from, dodge, escape from, run from, run away from; lose, shake off, give the slip to, slip away from, throw off the scent; informal slip through someone s fingers, slip …
30elude — v 1. evade, avoid, dodge, bilk, duck, give [s.o.] the slip, lose [s.o.], Sl. duck and run, Sl. dog it, Sl. ditch [s.o.], Sl. throw [s.o.] off the scent, Sl. shake [s.o.] off; vanish, disappear, do the disappearing act, Inf. make oneself scarce. 2 …
