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English verb: elude | |||
| 1. | elude (motion) escape, either physically or mentally | ||
| Samples | The thief eluded the police. This difficult idea seems to evade her. The event evades explanation. | ||
| Synonyms | bilk, evade | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | break loose, escape, get away | ||
| 2. | elude (stative) be incomprehensible to; escape understanding by | ||
| Samples | What you are seeing in him eludes me. | ||
| Examples | The performance is likely to elude Sue | ||
| Synonyms | escape | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | amaze, baffle, beat, bewilder, dumbfound, flummox, get, gravel, mystify, nonplus, perplex, pose, puzzle, stick, stupefy, vex | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | defy, refuse, resist | ||
| 3. | elude (communication) avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues) | ||
| Samples | He dodged the issue. She skirted the problem. They tend to evade their responsibilities. He evaded the questions skillfully. | ||
| Synonyms | circumvent, dodge, duck, evade, fudge, hedge, parry, put off, sidestep, skirt | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | avoid | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | beg, quibble | ||
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