elude

Meaning

1. (transitive) To evade or escape from (someone or something), especially by using cunning or skill.
2. (transitive) To shake off (a pursuer); to give someone the slip.
3. (transitive) To escape being understandable to; to be incomprehensible to.
4. (transitive) To escape someone's memory, to slip someone's mind.

Synonyms

evade

avoid

escape

dodge

shirk

circumvent

duck

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sidestep

shun

avert

steer clear of

flee

bilk

get away from

keep away from

prevaricate

put off

hedge

bypass

equivocate

slip

skirt

fudge

ward off

parry

escape from

mislead

miss

mystify

ornament

outrun

palter

puzzle

quibble

run away

shake off

shift

shuffle

sidetrack

slip away

sneak away

stampede

tergiversate

wriggle

yield

endeavor not to meet

keep clear of

take flight

turn aside

be rescued from

Translations

evitar

ausweichen

entgehen

éviter

evitare

evitar

evitar

umgehen

presumir

eludere

rehuir

evadir

ontwijken

esquivar

eludir

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɪˈljuːd/

Etymology

From Latin ēlūdō (“to evade, elude”), from ē- (“out of”, short form of ex-) + lūdō (“to play; to trick”).