ISEE/SSAT Vocabulary Builder›Words›E›elude
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elude
to escape from or avoid
Synonyms
- escape
- evade
- avoid
Antonyms
- confront
- face
elude in a sentence
The answer continued to elude the puzzled contestants.
The rare bird seemed to elude every photographer who entered the marsh.
Where it comes from
From Latin eludere, meaning 'to play out' or 'escape by trickery.'
Memory hook
Elude sounds like 'illude'; something elusive slips away like an illusion.
Read it in context
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