Definition of eludes:
(v) :
(transitive) To evade or escape from (someone or something), especially by using cunning or skill.
(v) :
(transitive) To shake off (a pursuer); to give someone the slip.
(v) :
(transitive) To escape someone's memory, to slip someone's mind.
(v) :
(transitive) To escape being understandable to; to be incomprehensible to.