From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
elude
v 1: escape, either physically or mentally; "The thief eluded
the police"; "This difficult idea seems to evade her"; "The
event evades explanation" [syn: elude, evade, bilk]
2: be incomprehensible to; escape understanding by; "What you
are seeing in him eludes me" [syn: elude, escape]
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" [syn:
hedge, fudge, evade, put off, circumvent, parry,
elude, skirt, dodge, duck, sidestep]