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Webster 1913 Edition

Elude

E-lude′

,
Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Eluded
;
p. pr. & vb. n.
Eluding
.]
[L.
eludere
,
elusum
;
e
+
ludere
to play: cf. F.
éluder
. 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.
Me gentle Delia beckons from the plain,
Then, hid in shades,
eludes
he eager swain.
Pope.
Syn. – To evade; avoid; escape; shun; eschew; flee; mock; baffle; frustrate; foil.

Webster 1828 Edition

Elude

ELU'DE

,
Verb.
T.
[L. eludo; e and ludo, to play. The Latin
verb forms lusi, lusum; and this may be the Heb. to deride.
1.
To escape; to evade; to avoid by artifice, stratagem, wiles, deceit, or dexterity; as, to elude an enemy; to elude the sight; to elude an officer; to elude detection; to elude vigilance; to elude the force of an argument; to elude a blow or stroke.
2.
To mock by an unexpected escape.
Me gentle Delia beckons from the plain,
Then,hid in shades, eludes her eager swain.
3.
To escape being seen; to remain unseen or undiscovered. The cause of magnetism has hitherto eluded the researches of philosophers.

Definition 2024

élude

élude

See also: elude and éludé

French

Verb

élude

  1. first-person singular present indicative of éluder
  2. third-person singular present indicative of éluder
  3. first-person singular present subjunctive of éluder
  4. first-person singular present subjunctive of éluder
  5. second-person singular imperative of éluder

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