e·lude
elude
- pronunciation:
- ih
lud
| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
eluded, eludes, eluding |
| definition 1: |
to avoid or evade by speed, skill, or trickery.The perpetrator of this crime has eluded the police for months now.- synonyms:
- cheat, circumvent, dodge, escape, evade, shake, throw
- similar words:
- avoid, dodge, duck, shun, sidestep
|
| definition 2: |
to escape from or remain outside of the grasp of.His name eludes my memory.The answer to that question eludes me at the moment.- synonyms:
- escape, slip
- similar words:
- evade
|
| related words: |
bypass, flee, miss, slip |
| derivation: |
eluder (n.) |
Homophone Note
Are you looking for the word
allude (to mention)?
Elude and
allude sound alike but have different meanings.