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  • 41seeking to elude — index evasive Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 42tending to elude — index elusive Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 43allude, elude — Allude means to refer indirectly or casually and is followed by to: He alluded to his former occupation. This memo alludes to a misplaced letter. Elude is sometimes confused with allude because of similarity in pronunciation and spelling but has… …

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  • 44allude — elude …

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  • 45allude(s) — elude(s) (?) …

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  • 46Eluded — Elude E*lude , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Eluded}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Eluding}.] [L. eludere, elusum; e + ludere to play: cf. F. [ e]luder. See {Ludicrous}.] To avoid slyly, by artifice, stratagem, or dexterity; to escape from in a covert manner; to mock …

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  • 47Eluding — Elude E*lude , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Eluded}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Eluding}.] [L. eludere, elusum; e + ludere to play: cf. F. [ e]luder. See {Ludicrous}.] To avoid slyly, by artifice, stratagem, or dexterity; to escape from in a covert manner; to mock …

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  • 48éluder — [ elyde ] v. tr. <conjug. : 1> • 1426; lat. eludere 1 ♦ Vx Tromper. « Quelque belle ruse pour éluder ici les gens » (Molière). 2 ♦ (XVIIe) Mod. Éviter avec adresse, par quelque artifice ou faux fuyant. ⇒ escamoter, tourner; se dérober (à).… …

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  • 49escape — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Get away Nouns 1. escape, elopement, flight; evasion (see avoidance); retreat; narrow escape or squeak, hairbreadth escape; deliverance, liberation; redeployment; jailbreak, freedom. Informal, close call …

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  • 50evade — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. avoid, elude; dodge, shun; baffle, foil, parry; escape, slip away; ignore, violate, neglect; equivocate. See avoidance. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To use trickery to avoid an issue] Syn. equivocate,… …

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