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elude definition

elude (ē lo̵̅o̅d′, i-)

transitive verb eluded elud′·ed, eluding elud′·ing

  1. to avoid or escape from by quickness, cunning, etc.; evade
  2. to escape detection, notice, or understanding by his name eludes me

Etymology: L eludere, to finish play, parry a blow, frustrate < e-, out + ludere, to play: see ludicrous

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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