elude
English
Etymology
From Latin ēlūdō (“evade, elude”), from ē (“out of”), short form of ex, + lūdō (“play; trick”).
Pronunciation
Verb
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- (transitive) to evade, or escape from someone or something, especially by using cunning or skill
- 1748. David Hume. Enquiries concerning the human understanding and concerning the principles of moral. London: Oxford University Press, 1973. § 26.
- Thus the observation of human blindness and weakness is the result of all philosophy, and meets us at every turn, in spite of our endeavours to elude or avoid it.
- 1748. David Hume. Enquiries concerning the human understanding and concerning the principles of moral. London: Oxford University Press, 1973. § 26.
- (transitive) to shake off a pursuer; to give someone the slip
- 2012 December 29, Paul Doyle, “Arsenal's Theo Walcott hits hat-trick in thrilling victory over Newcastle”, in The Guardian[1]:
- Podolski gave Walcott a chance to further embellish Arsenal's first-half performance when he eluded James Perch and slipped the ball through to the striker.
- (transitive) to escape understanding of; to be incomprehensible to
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Translations
to evade, or escape from someone or something
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to shake off a pursuer
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to escape understanding of; to be incomprehensible to
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Italian
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ude
Verb
elude
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Latin
Verb
(deprecated template usage) ēlūde
Portuguese
Verb
elude
Spanish
Pronunciation
Verb
elude
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