elude
(verb)
verb
1. escape, either physically or mentally
- The thief eluded the police
Definition categories: motion, escape
2. be incomprehensible to; escape understanding by
- What you are seeing in him eludes me
Similar word(s): escape
Definition categories: stative, amaze, baffle, beat, bewilder, dumbfound, flummox, get, gravel, mystify, nonplus, perplex, pose, puzzle, stick, stupefy, vex
3. avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues)
Similar word(s): circumvent, dodge, duck, evade, fudge, hedge, parry, sidestep, skirt
Definition categories: communication, avoid