eludir

Meaning

  1. (transitive) to circumvent, to elude, to avoid, to evade, to escape, to get around
  2. (transitive) to bypass
  3. (transitive) to shirk, to dodge (e.g. a responsibility)

Frequency

22k
Hyphenated as
e‧lu‧dir
Pronounced as (IPA)
/eluˈdiɾ/
Etymology

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

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