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: {evade}, {bilk}]
     2: be incomprehensible to; escape understanding by; "What you
        are seeing in him eludes me" [syn: {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}, {skirt}, {dodge}, {duck}, {sidestep}]
Source: WordNet® 2.0