elude in WordNet English dictionary

1. escape, either physically or mentally
   "The thief eluded the police"; "This difficult idea seems to evade her"; "The event evades explanation"
   elude  evade  bilk 
   
2. 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"
   hedge  fudge  evade  put off  circumvent  parry  elude  skirt  dodge  duck  sidestep 
   
3. be incomprehensible to; escape understanding by
   "What you are seeing in him eludes me"
   elude  escape