elude

  • 31elude — [ɪˈluːd] verb [T] formal 1) if something eludes you, you cannot achieve it, understand it, or remember it Financial success eluded him.[/ex] 2) to manage to escape or hide from someone or something Syn: evade …

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  • 32elude — e•lude [[t]ɪˈlud[/t]] v. t. e•lud•ed, e•lud•ing 1) to avoid capture or escape detection by; evade 2) to escape the perception or comprehension of: His popularity eludes me[/ex] • Etymology: 1530–40; < L ēlūdere to deceive, evade =ē e +lūdere… …

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  • 33elude —    Alo, pakele aku …

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  • 34elude — see ILLUSION …

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  • 35elude — see allude …

    English homophone dictionary

  • 36elude (s) — allude(s) …

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  • 37elude — v.tr. 1 escape adroitly from (a danger, difficulty, pursuer, etc.); dodge. 2 avoid compliance with (a law, request, etc.) or fulfilment of (an obligation). 3 (of a fact, solution, etc.) escape from or baffle (a person s memory or understanding).… …

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  • 38allude vs elude —   To allude to something is a verb. It means to refer to something indirectly.   For example:   He alluded to the scandal without direclty mentioning it.   To elude something is a verb. It can mean to escape or evade capture in a clever way, or… …

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  • 39allude / elude —    Allude means to suggest indirectly : Leticia can t speak to her husband without alluding to his affair with Martha Snodgrass.    Elude means to dodge or escape : Serious relationships always seemed to elude him. Also beware of illude to… …

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  • 40allude / elude —    Allude means to suggest indirectly : Leticia can t speak to her husband without alluding to his affair with Martha Snodgrass.    Elude means to dodge or escape : Serious relationships always seemed to elude him. Also beware of illude to… …

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