Elude and Preclude

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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

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

Nearby Words: elusive, elusion, eluding

Preclude verb - To keep from happening by taking action in advance.

Usage example: issued a strict schedule for doing household chores so as to preclude any arguments

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Elude and preclude are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Elude" instead a verb "Preclude".

Nearby Words: preclusion, precluding

woman	elude woman	preclude woman
people	elude people	preclude people

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