elude

v 1: escape, either physically or mentally; "The thief eluded the

police"; "This difficult idea seems to elude me" [syn: {evade},

{bilk}]

2: be incomprehensible to; escape understanding by; "What you

are seeing in him eludes me" [syn: {escape}]

3: avoid or try to avoid, as of duties, questions and issues;

"He dodged the issue" [syn: {hedge}, {fudge}, {evade}, {put

off}, {circumvent}, {parry}, {skirt}, {dodge}, {duck}, {sidestep}]