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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Elude \E*lude"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Eluded; p. pr. & vb. n.
     Eluding.] [L. eludere, elusum; e + ludere to play: cf. F.
     ['e]luder. See Ludicrous.]
     To avoid slyly, by artifice, stratagem, or dexterity; to
     escape from in a covert manner; to mock by an unexpected
     escape; to baffle; as, to elude an officer; to elude
     detection, inquiry, search, comprehension; to elude the force
     of an argument or a blow.
     [1913 Webster]
  
           Me gentle Delia beckons from the plain,
           Then, hid in shades, eludes he eager swain. --Pope.
     [1913 Webster]
  
           The transition from fetichism to polytheism seems a
           gradual process of which the stages elude close
           definition.                              --Tylor.
  
     Syn: To evade; avoid; escape; shun; eschew; flee; mock;
          baffle; frustrate; foil.
          [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Elude \E*lude"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Eluded; p. pr. & vb. n.
     Eluding.] [L. eludere, elusum; e + ludere to play: cf. F.
     ['e]luder. See Ludicrous.]
     To avoid slyly, by artifice, stratagem, or dexterity; to
     escape from in a covert manner; to mock by an unexpected
     escape; to baffle; as, to elude an officer; to elude
     detection, inquiry, search, comprehension; to elude the force
     of an argument or a blow.
  
           Me gentle Delia beckons from the plain, Then, hid in
           shades, eludes he eager swain.           --Pope.
  
           The transition from fetichism to polytheism seems a
           gradual process of which the stages elude close
           definition.                              --Tylor.
  
     Syn: To evade; avoid; escape; shun; eschew; flee; mock;
          baffle; frustrate; foil.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  elude
       v 1: escape, either physically or mentally; "The thief eluded the
            police"; "This difficult idea seems to evade her"; "The
            event evades explanation" [syn: evade, bilk]
       2: be incomprehensible to; escape understanding by; "What you
          are seeing in him eludes me" [syn: escape]
       3: avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing
          (duties, questions, or issues); "He dodged the issue";
          "she skirted the problem"; "They tend to evade their
          responsibilities"; "he evaded the questions skillfully"
          [syn: hedge, fudge, evade, put off, circumvent,
          parry, skirt, dodge, duck, sidestep]

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  elude
     Αγγλικά vb.
     διαλανθάνω

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  elude
     Italian vb.
     (inflection of it eludere  3 s pres indc)
     Latin vb.
     (inflection of la ēlūdō  2 s pres actv impr)
     Spanish vb.
     (es-verb form of: eludir)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  elude
     vb.
     (lb en transitive) To evade or escape from (someone or something),
  especially by using cunning or skill.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  elude
     Italian vb.
     (inflection of it eludere  3 s pres indc)
     Latin vb.
     (inflection of la ēlūdō  2 s pres actv impr)
     Spanish vb.
     (es-verb form of: eludir)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  elude
     Italian vb.
     (inflection of it eludere  3 s pres indc)
     Latin vb.
     (inflection of la ēlūdō  2 s pres actv impr)
     Spanish vb.
     (es-verb form of: eludir)

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  elude
     Englanti vb.
     1 karistaa kannoilta, onnistua välttämään (erit. oveluuden avulla);
  välttää, kiertää
     2 olla ymmärtämättä jklle, olla käsittämätön

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  elude
     Engelska vb.
     slippa ifrån, undgå, undfly, undslippa, undkomma, gäcka

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Elude /ɪlˈuːd/
  تملّص

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  elude //ɪˈluːd// 
  избягвам, отбягвам
  to evade, or escape from someone or something