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   elude

   /ɪˈl(j)uːd/

   verb

   • 1. escape from or avoid (a danger, enemy, or pursuer), typically in a skilful or cunning way: "he tried to elude the security men by sneaking through a back door"
   • ▪ avoid compliance with (a law or penalty): "we need to ensure that bad cases do not elude tough penalties"
   • 2. (of an achievement or something desired) fail to be attained by (someone): "sleep still eluded her"
   • ▪ (of an idea or fact) fail to be understood or remembered by (someone): "the logic of this eluded most people"

   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

   • E

     1

   • L

     1

   • U

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   • D

     2

   • E

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