elude

verbs

escape, either physically or mentally

"The thief eluded the police"; "This difficult idea seems to evade her"; "The event evades explanation"

bilk, elude, evade

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be incomprehensible to; escape understanding by

"What you are seeing in him eludes me"

elude, escape

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avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues)

"He dodged the issue"; "she skirted the problem"; "They tend to evade their responsibilities"; "he evaded the questions skillfully"

circumvent, dodge, duck, elude, evade, fudge, hedge, parry, put off, sidestep, skirt