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/ɪˈljuːd/ · verb
(transitive) To evade or escape from (someone or something), especially by using cunning or skill..
Thus the observation of human blindness and weakness is the result of all philosophy, and meets us at every turn, in spite of our endeavours to elude or avoid it.
The line continued in operation until about 1908, but the precise date of closure has eluded research.
It leaves City still searching for the Champions League, the trophy that has always eluded them
Podolski gave Walcott a chance to further embellish Arsenal's first-half performance when he eluded James Perch and slipped the ball through to the striker.
I get algebra, but calculus eludes me.
The solution of that brainteaser eludes me and the name of the author eludes my memory too.
Use elude when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Elude means (transitive) To evade or escape from (someone or something), especially by using cunning or skill..
Common synonyms include circumvent, escape, evade, dodge.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Thus the observation of human blindness and weakness is the result of all philosophy, and meets us at every turn, in spite of our endeavours to elude or avoid it.
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