See elude in Webster's New World Roget's A-Z Thesaurus II
verb
To keep away from:
avoid, burke, bypass, circumvent, dodge, duck, escape, eschew, evade, get around, shun. Idioms: fight shy of, give a wide berth to, have no truck with, keep (or stay) (or steer) clear of. See seekTo get away from (a pursuer):
evade, lose, shake off, slip, throw off. (Slang) shake. Idiom: give someone the shake (or slip). See seekTo fail to be fixed by the mind, memory, or senses of:
escape. Idiom: slip away from. See owned
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