elude

C1 Topic:Actions & Processes

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.

Verb forms

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Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 verb · to escape from or avoid... evade dodge

2 verb · to be impossible for... escape

Word family

Forms eludedeludeseluding

Derived forms eludereludible

Related forms allude deflect deludeillude

Etymology

From Latin ēlūdō (“to evade, elude”), from ē- (“out of”, short form of ex-) + lūdō (“to play; to trick”).

ēlūdō Latin

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Actions & Processes

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# 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
- Actions & Processes

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