[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

elude \elude"\, v. t. imp.  p. p. eluded; p. pr.  vb. n.
   eluding. l. eludere, elusum; e + ludere to play: cf. f.
   'eluder. see ludicrous.
   to avoid slyly, by artifice, stratagem, or dexterity; to
   escape from in a covert manner; to mock by an unexpected
   escape; to baffle; as, to elude an officer; to elude
   detection, inquiry, search, comprehension; to elude the force
   of an argument or a blow.
   1913 webster

         me gentle delia beckons from the plain,
         then, hid in shades, eludes he eager swain. --pope.
   1913 webster

         the transition from fetichism to polytheism seems a
         gradual process of which the stages elude close
         definition.                              --tylor.

   syn: to evade; avoid; escape; shun; eschew; flee; mock;
        baffle; frustrate; foil.
        1913 webster
see also:
eluded eluding ludicrous 

[2] : WordNet (r) 2.0

eluding
     n : the act of avoiding capture especially by cunning syn: slip,
          elusion
see also:
slip elusion 

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