eluded

[ ih-loo-did ]

verb

1. simple past tense and past participle of elude.

Word History and Origins

Origin of eluded¹

elude ( def ) + -ed ²( def )

Example Sentences

President-elect Donald Trump has given two wealthy entrepreneurs a mission that has eluded many other occupants of the White House: Make the U.S. government smaller and more efficient.

From Los Angeles Times

Until now, Betty's killer has eluded justice and cold case detective Anne Dreijer-Heemskerk is determined to change that: “A young woman, only 19, taken from life in such a horrific way.”

From BBC

While Romeo, a former real estate entrepreneur from Charleston, S.C., maintained some skepticism about the initial finding, he was excited that he and his team might have accomplished something that had eluded dozens of other expeditions.

From Los Angeles Times

One first that would involve only a short bus ride has maddeningly eluded him.

From Los Angeles Times

Donald Trump was leading in Orange County by more than 17,000 votes early Wednesday, a position that, if it holds, would hand him a victory that’s eluded him for years.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• baffle
• confound
• dodge
• evade
• flee
• foil
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• puzzle
• shun
• stall
• stonewall
• thwart