elude

verb

1. 1

   avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues)

   He dodged the issue

   she skirted the problem

2. 2

   escape, either physically or mentally

   The thief eluded the police

   This difficult idea seems to evade her

3. 3

   be incomprehensible to; escape understanding by

   What you are seeing in him eludes me