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What is the verb for elusive?

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elude
  1. (transitive) To evade, or escape from someone or something, especially by using cunning or skill.
  2. (transitive) To shake off a pursuer; to give someone the slip.
  3. (transitive) To escape understanding of; to be incomprehensible to.
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  5. Examples:
    1. “The quarry twisted, turned and doubled back at speed in an attempt to elude its pursuer.”
      “Of course, a full appreciation of this fact would elude me until adulthood.”
      “Children who acquire more than one language early can develop thinking skills that may elude monolingual children of the same age.”
eludes
  1. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of elude
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  3. Examples:
    1. “During the opening credit sequence, the main character cunningly eludes a patrol car.”
      “If victory eludes them then they will have to rely on Old Crossleyans beating Old Brodlieans.”
      “Desire lingers even if that which we desire forever eludes us, forever remains beyond embodiment.”
eludeth
  1. (archaic) third-person singular simple present indicative form of elude
eluded
  1. simple past tense and past participle of elude
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  3. Examples:
    1. “Transforming embryonic stem cells into motor neurons had eluded researchers for decades, until now.”
      “From the resulting free-kick, Dunning's cross to the back post somehow eluded a neglectfully unmarked McGurk.”
      “Police caught one of the thieves but the other eluded capture and is still at large.”
eluding
  1. present participle of elude
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  3. Examples:
    1. “Part of the thrill is eluding the proctors who scan the rooftops late at night, listening for the scrape of heels.”
      “Frequently eluding humans are the spinner dolphins that swim close to shore at Baia dos Golfinhos on average twice a day.”
      “These fey are also particularly good at eluding their enemies, making them extremely difficult to find.”
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