Associations to the word «Elude»

Wiktionary

ELUDE, verb. (transitive) To evade, or escape from someone or something, especially by using cunning or skill.
ELUDE, verb. (transitive) To shake off a pursuer; to give someone the slip.
ELUDE, verb. (transitive) To escape understanding of; to be incomprehensible to.

Dictionary definition

ELUDE, verb. Escape, either physically or mentally; "The thief eluded the police"; "This difficult idea seems to evade her"; "The event evades explanation".
ELUDE, verb. Be incomprehensible to; escape understanding by; "What you are seeing in him eludes me".
ELUDE, verb. 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".

Wise words

The chief difference between words and deeds is that words are always intended for men for their approbation, but deeds can be done only for God.
Leo Tolstoy