Analysis Complete

elude

/ elude /
verb

Definitions & Examples

verb Sense 1
escape, either physically or mentally
"The thief eluded the police"
"This difficult idea seems to evade her"
"The event evades explanation"
Type of:
escape get away break loose
Derived:
evasion slip elusion eluding
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something with something
Somebody ----s on something
verb Sense 2
be incomprehensible to; escape understanding by
"What you are seeing in him eludes me"
Type of:
perplex vex stick
Kinds of:
defy resist refuse
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s on something
verb Sense 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"
Type of:
avoid
Kinds of:
quibble
Derived:
dodge dodging scheme dodger fox
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Semantic Complexity
60%
Sense Count
3
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
20
Times Searched
4
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Related Words

escape get away break loose perplex vex stick defy resist refuse avoid quibble