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

