1. (

• elude ,
• evade ,
• bilk

) escape, either physically or mentally; "The thief eluded the police"; "This difficult idea seems to evade her"; "The event evades explanation" ;

2. (

• 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 fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues); "He dodged the issue"; "she skirted the problem"; "They tend to evade their responsibilities"; "he evaded the questions skillfully" ;