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   e·lude

   /əˈlo͞od/

   verb

   • 1. evade or escape from (a danger, enemy, or pursuer), typically in a skillful or cunning way: "he managed to elude his pursuers by escaping into an alley"
   • ▪ (of an idea or fact) fail to be grasped or remembered by (someone): "the logic of this eluded most people"
   • ▪ (of an achievement, or something desired or pursued) fail to be attained by (someone): "sleep still eluded her"
   • ▪ avoid compliance with or subjection to (a law, demand, or penalty).

   Word Origin mid 16th century (in the sense ‘delude, baffle’): from Latin eludere, from e- (variant of ex-) ‘out, away from’ + ludere ‘to play’.

   Scrabble Points: 6

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