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eludes definition
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Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb elude 2 of 3 senses of elude Sense 2 elude, escape => defy, resist, refuse Sense 3 hedge, fudge, evade, put off circumvent, parry, elude, skirt, dodge, duck, sidestep => quibble Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb elude 2 of 3 senses of elude Sense 2 elude, escape => defy, resist, refuse => beggar Sense 3 hedge, fudge, evade, put off circumvent, parry, elude, skirt, dodge, duck, sidestep => quibble Entailment of verb elude Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Frequency) of verb elude 3 senses of elude Sense 1 elude, evade, bilk => escape, get away break loose Sense 2 elude, escape => perplex, get puzzle, mystify, baffle, beat bewilder, flummox, stupefy, stupify, nonplus, gravel, amaze, dumbfound Sense 3 hedge, fudge, evade, put off circumvent, parry, elude, skirt, dodge, duck, sidestep => avoid Familiarity of verb elude elude used as a verb is uncommon (polysemy count = 3) Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb elude Sense 1 elude, evade, bilk => escape, get away break loose -------------- Sense 2 elude, escape => perplex, get puzzle, mystify, baffle, beat bewilder, flummox, stupefy, stupify, nonplus, gravel, amaze, dumbfound -------------- Sense 3 hedge, fudge, evade, put off circumvent, parry, elude, skirt, dodge, duck, sidestep => avoid -------------- Overview of verb elude The verb elude has 3 senses (first 2 from tagged texts) 1. (2) elude, evade, bilk -- (escape, either physically or mentally; "The thief eluded the police"; "This difficult idea seems to elude me") 2. (1) elude, escape -- (be incomprehensible to escape understanding by "What you are seeing in him eludes me") 3. hedge, fudge, evade, put off circumvent, parry, elude, skirt, dodge, duck, sidestep -- (avoid or try to avoid, as of duties, questions and issues; "He dodged the issue") Overview of verb elude The verb elude has 3 senses (first 2 from tagged texts) 1. (2) elude, evade, bilk -- (escape, either physically or mentally; "The thief eluded the police"; "This difficult idea seems to elude me") 2. (1) elude, escape -- (be incomprehensible to escape understanding by "What you are seeing in him eludes me") 3. hedge, fudge, evade, put off circumvent, parry, elude, skirt, dodge, duck, sidestep -- (avoid or try to avoid, as of duties, questions and issues; "He dodged the issue")
eludes definition
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