Dictionary entries for 'elude'

Synonyms

e·lude (ĭ-lōōd́)

[Latin ēlūdere, ē-, ex-, ex-, + lūdere, to play (from lūdus, play; see leid-).]

transitive verb: e·lud·ed, e·lud·ing, e·ludes.

To evade or escape from, as by daring, cleverness, or skill: The suspect continues to elude the police.
To escape the understanding or grasp of: a name that has always eluded me; a metaphor that eluded them. See synonyms at escape