elude

Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
elude /ɪˈl(j)uːd/

▶verb

• 1 evade or escape from, typically in a skilful or cunning way.

• 2 fail to be attained or understood by; baffle.

– derivatives
elusion noun.

– origin C16: from L. eludere, from e- ‘out, away from’ + ludere ‘to play’.