elude
/ɪˈlud/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: 2.78 in modern English
6
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars
Meaning
verb
To evade or escape from (someone or something), especially by using cunning or skill.
Transitive verb
Example Sentences
- "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."
Etymology
From Latin ēlūdō (“to evade, elude”), from ē- (“out of”, short form of ex-) + lūdō (“to play; to trick”).
Origin
- Source language: Latin
Word Breakdown
- Root: ēlūdō
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ɪˈlud/