eludo
Meaning
- (conjugation-3, intransitive, rare) to finish play, cease to sport
- (broadly, conjugation-3, transitive) to deceive, trick, fool, cheat, frustrate, delude
- (broadly, conjugation-3, transitive) to escape, avoid, evade, dodge, shun, elude, foil
- (broadly, conjugation-3, transitive) to mock, jeer, banter, ridicule, make sport of
- (conjugation-3, transitive) to elude or parry an enemy's blow
Opposite of
dēstinō, intendō, tendō, petō, quaerō, affectō, studeō, spectō, circumspiciō
Translations
Pronounced as (IPA)
[eːˈɫuː.doː]
Etymology
From Proto-Italic *eksloidō. By surface analysis, ē (“out of”) + lūdō (“play; trick”).
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