elude

  1. Verb.  (transitive) To evade, or escape from someone or something, especially by using cunning or skill.
  2. Verb.  (transitive) To shake off a pursuer; to give someone the slip.
  3. Verb.  (transitive) To escape understanding of; to be incomprehensible to.

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