Elude and Exclude

Elude

Elude verb - To get or keep away from (as a responsibility) through cleverness or trickery.
Usage example: the millionaire had been eluding his fair share of taxes for years before getting caught

Exclude and elude are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Exclude" instead a verb "Elude".

Nearby Words: elusive, elusion, eluding

Exclude

Exclude verb - To prevent the participation, consideration, or inclusion of.

Elude and exclude are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Elude" instead a verb "Exclude".

Nearby Words: exclusion, excluding, excluder, excludable

Common collocations

people elude people exclude people
death elude death exclude death
groups elude groups exclude groups
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