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Elude
Verb
Definitions
1.
Verb
To evade or escape from (someone or something), especially by using cunning or skill.
2.
Verb
To shake off (a pursuer); to give someone the slip.
3.
Verb
To escape being understandable to; to be incomprehensible to.
"I get algebra, but calculus eludes me."
4.
Verb
To escape someone's memory, to slip someone's mind.
"The solution of that brainteaser eludes me and the name of the author eludes my memory too."
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