What is the meaning of elude?

verb

• Escape, either physically or mentally.
  • usage: "The thief eluded the police"; "This difficult idea seems to evade her"; "The event evades explanation"
  • synonyms: evade, bilk
• Be incomprehensible to; escape understanding by.
  • usage: "What you are seeing in him eludes me"
  • synonyms: escape
• Avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues. )
  • usage: "He dodged the issue"; "she skirted the problem"; "They tend to evade their responsibilities"; "he evaded the questions skillfully"
  • synonyms: hedge, fudge, evade, put off, circumvent, parry, skirt, dodge, duck, sidestep