Verb
1. escape, either physically or mentally;
"The thief eluded the police""This difficult idea seems to evade her""The event evades explanation"2. be incomprehensible to; escape understanding by;
"What you are seeing in him eludes me"3. 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"