Definition of "elude" []

• To evade or escape from, as by daring, cleverness, or skill: The suspect continues to elude the police. (verb-transitive)
• To escape the understanding or grasp of: a name that has always eluded me; a metaphor that eluded them. See Synonyms at escape. (verb-transitive)

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• "And I seem to remember several books with Conan Doyle as the detective though the titles elude me."
• "The correct definition and use of the word elude has eluded 10:59 pm Anon."
• "Over the years we have seen this title elude some of the sport's greatest players (McEnroe, Sampras, Edberg, Becker, Federer to name a few)."