elude Copy link Outline 1. ēlūdo, si, sum, 3 (prop. to avoid a blow, in fencing)2. frustror, 1 (to disappoint, baulk)3. ēlābor, psus, 3 (to steal out from4. vīto, ēvīto, dēclino, 1 • elude: 1. ēlūdo, si, sum, 3 (prop. to avoid a blow, in fencing): to e. the spear when discharged, emissam e. hastam, Mart. Also fig., to e. (baulk) a person, and in every way baffle him, aliquem e. atque omni ratione jactare, Cic. Div. Verr. 14, 45: to e. the force of a law, vim legis e., Suet. Aug. 34. 2. frustror, 1 (to disappoint, baulk): Cloelia e.d her keepers, Cloelia custodes frustrata est, Liv. 3. ēlābor, psus, 3 (to steal out from: with prep.): having e.d so many and so weighty charges, ex tot tantisque criminibus elapsus, Cic.: also with abl. only, Virg. 4. vīto, ēvīto, dēclino, 1: v. to avoid. Phr.: to try to e. the point (as a witness reluctant to give evidence), tergiversari, Cic. (v. to shuffle., quibble): to e. a law, legi fraudem facere, Cic.