elude

Elude is defined as to cleverly avoid or escape.

(verb)

An example of elude is a criminal hiding from the police.

See elude in Webster's New World College Dictionary

transitive verb eluded, eluding

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

See elude in American Heritage Dictionary 4

transitive verb e·lud·ed, e·lud·ing, e·ludes

To evade or escape from, as by daring, cleverness, or skill: The suspect continues to elude the police.
To escape the understanding or grasp of: a name that has always eluded me; a metaphor that eluded them. See Synonyms at escape.

Origin:

Origin: Latin ēlūdere

Origin: : ē-, ex-, ex-

Origin: + lūdere, to play (from lūdus, play; see leid- in Indo-European roots)

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