elude C1 Topic:Mind & Cognition US /ɪˈljuːd/ UK [ɪˈlʉwd] See IPA manual Freq #29802 Meanings 1 verb To escape from or avoid someone or something, often by being clever or quick. The thief eluded the police for weeks. 2 verb To be impossible for someone to achieve, understand, or remember. The solution to the puzzle continues to elude me. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 verb · to escape from or avoid... evadedodge 2 verb · to be impossible for... escape Word family Forms eludedeludeseluding Derived forms eludereludible Related forms alludedeflectdeludeillude Etymology AI details From Latin ēlūdō (“to evade, elude”), from ē- (“out of”, short form of ex-) + lūdō (“to play; to trick”). ēlūdō Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Mind & Cognition External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # elude **Type:** Word **Level:** C1 **Part of speech:** verb **IPA (US):** /ɪˈljuːd/ **IPA (UK):** [ɪˈlʉwd] **Frequency rank:** 29802 ## Meanings 1. To escape from or avoid someone or something, often by being clever or quick. 2. To be impossible for someone to achieve, understand, or remember. ## Examples - The thief eluded the police for weeks. - The solution to the puzzle continues to elude me. ## Derived Forms - eluder - eludible ## Related Forms - allude - deflect - delude - illude ## Roots and Affixes - Root: ēlūdō ## Etymology From Latin ēlūdō (“to evade, elude”), from ē- (“out of”, short form of ex-) + lūdō (“to play; to trick”). ## AI Etymology Elude is from Latin ēlūdō (“to evade, elude”), from ē- (“out of”, short form of ex-) + lūdō (“to play; to trick”). In present-day use, it can mean to escape from or avoid someone or something, often by being clever or quick, or to be impossible for someone to achieve, understand, or remember. Derived formations include eluder and eludible. ## Topics - Mind & Cognition markdown