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elude
(encz) | elude,unikat v: |
elude
(encz) | elude,uniknout v: |
elude
(encz) | elude,vyhnout se v: Zdeněk Brož |
elude
(encz) | elude,vykroutit se v: Zdeněk Brož |
Elude
(gcide) | Elude \E*lude"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Eluded; p. pr. & vb. n.
Eluding.] [L. eludere, elusum; e + ludere to play: cf. F.
['e]luder. See Ludicrous.]
To avoid slyly, by artifice, stratagem, or dexterity; to
escape from in a covert manner; to mock by an unexpected
escape; to baffle; as, to elude an officer; to elude
detection, inquiry, search, comprehension; to elude the force
of an argument or a blow.
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Me gentle Delia beckons from the plain,
Then, hid in shades, eludes he eager swain. --Pope.
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The transition from fetichism to polytheism seems a
gradual process of which the stages elude close
definition. --Tylor.
Syn: To evade; avoid; escape; shun; eschew; flee; mock;
baffle; frustrate; foil.
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elude
(wn) | elude
v 1: escape, either physically or mentally; "The thief eluded
the police"; "This difficult idea seems to evade her"; "The
event evades explanation" [syn: elude, evade, bilk]
2: be incomprehensible to; escape understanding by; "What you
are seeing in him eludes me" [syn: elude, escape]
3: avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing
(duties, questions, or issues); "He dodged the issue"; "she
skirted the problem"; "They tend to evade their
responsibilities"; "he evaded the questions skillfully" [syn:
hedge, fudge, evade, put off, circumvent, parry,
elude, skirt, dodge, duck, sidestep] |
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chorale prelude
(encz) | chorale prelude, n: |
delude
(encz) | delude,klamat v: Zdeněk Broždelude,šálit v: Zdeněk Brož |
deluded
(encz) | deluded,pošetilý adj: Zdeněk Brož |
elude
(encz) | elude,unikat v: elude,uniknout v: elude,vyhnout se v: Zdeněk Broželude,vykroutit se v: Zdeněk Brož |
eluded
(encz) | eluded, |
eludes
(encz) | eludes,uniká v: Zdeněk Brož |
prelude
(encz) | prelude,předehra n: Martin Král |
Delude
(gcide) | Delude \De*lude"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Deluded; p. pr. & vb.
n. Deluding.] [L. deludere, delusum; de- + ludere to play,
make sport of, mock. See Ludicrous.]
1. To lead from truth or into error; to mislead the mind or
judgment of; to beguile; to impose on; to dupe; to make a
fool of.
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To delude the nation by an airy phantom. --Burke.
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2. To frustrate or disappoint.
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It deludes thy search. --Dryden.
Syn: To mislead; deceive; beguile; cajole; cheat; dupe. See
Deceive.
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Deluded
(gcide) | Delude \De*lude"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Deluded; p. pr. & vb.
n. Deluding.] [L. deludere, delusum; de- + ludere to play,
make sport of, mock. See Ludicrous.]
1. To lead from truth or into error; to mislead the mind or
judgment of; to beguile; to impose on; to dupe; to make a
fool of.
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To delude the nation by an airy phantom. --Burke.
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2. To frustrate or disappoint.
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It deludes thy search. --Dryden.
Syn: To mislead; deceive; beguile; cajole; cheat; dupe. See
Deceive.
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Deluder
(gcide) | Deluder \De*lud"er\, n.
One who deludes; a deceiver; an impostor.
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Eluded
(gcide) | Elude \E*lude"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Eluded; p. pr. & vb. n.
Eluding.] [L. eludere, elusum; e + ludere to play: cf. F.
['e]luder. See Ludicrous.]
To avoid slyly, by artifice, stratagem, or dexterity; to
escape from in a covert manner; to mock by an unexpected
escape; to baffle; as, to elude an officer; to elude
detection, inquiry, search, comprehension; to elude the force
of an argument or a blow.
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Me gentle Delia beckons from the plain,
Then, hid in shades, eludes he eager swain. --Pope.
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The transition from fetichism to polytheism seems a
gradual process of which the stages elude close
definition. --Tylor.
Syn: To evade; avoid; escape; shun; eschew; flee; mock;
baffle; frustrate; foil.
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Prelude
(gcide) | Prelude \Pre*lude"\, v. t.
1. To introduce with a previous performance; to play or
perform a prelude to; as, to prelude a concert with a
lively air.
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2. To serve as prelude to; to precede as introductory.
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[Music] preluding some great tragedy. --Longfellow
[1913 Webster]Prelude \Pre"lude\, n. [F. pr['e]lude (cf. It. preludio, LL.
praeludium), fr. L. prae before + ludus play. See Prelude,
v. t.]
An introductory performance, preceding and preparing for the
principal matter; a preliminary part, movement, strain, etc.;
especially (Mus.), a strain introducing the theme or chief
subject; a movement introductory to a fugue, yet independent;
-- with recent composers often synonymous with overture.
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The last Georgic was a good prelude to the Aenis
--Addison.
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The cause is more than the prelude, the effect is more
than the sequel, of the fact. --Whewell.
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Syn: Preface; introduction; preliminary; preamble;
forerunner; harbinger; precursor.
[1913 Webster]Prelude \Pre*lude"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Preluded; p. pr. &
vb. n. Preluding.] [L. praeludere, praelusum; prae before +
ludere to play: cf. F. pr['e]luder. See Ludicrous.]
To play an introduction or prelude; to give a prefatory
performance; to serve as prelude.
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The musicians preluded on their instruments. --Sir. W.
Scott.
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We are preluding too largely, and must come at once to
the point. --Jeffrey.
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Preluded
(gcide) | Prelude \Pre*lude"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Preluded; p. pr. &
vb. n. Preluding.] [L. praeludere, praelusum; prae before +
ludere to play: cf. F. pr['e]luder. See Ludicrous.]
To play an introduction or prelude; to give a prefatory
performance; to serve as prelude.
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The musicians preluded on their instruments. --Sir. W.
Scott.
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We are preluding too largely, and must come at once to
the point. --Jeffrey.
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Preluder
(gcide) | Preluder \Pre*lud"er\, n.
One who, or that which, preludes; one who plays a prelude.
--Mason.
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Undeluded
(gcide) | Undeluded \Undeluded\
See deluded. |
chorale prelude
(wn) | chorale prelude
n 1: a composition for organ using a chorale as a basis for
variations |
delude
(wn) | delude
v 1: be false to; be dishonest with [syn: deceive, lead on,
delude, cozen] |
elude
(wn) | elude
v 1: escape, either physically or mentally; "The thief eluded
the police"; "This difficult idea seems to evade her"; "The
event evades explanation" [syn: elude, evade, bilk]
2: be incomprehensible to; escape understanding by; "What you
are seeing in him eludes me" [syn: elude, escape]
3: avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing
(duties, questions, or issues); "He dodged the issue"; "she
skirted the problem"; "They tend to evade their
responsibilities"; "he evaded the questions skillfully" [syn:
hedge, fudge, evade, put off, circumvent, parry,
elude, skirt, dodge, duck, sidestep] |
prelude
(wn) | prelude
n 1: something that serves as a preceding event or introduces
what follows; "training is a necessary preliminary to
employment"; "drinks were the overture to dinner" [syn:
preliminary, overture, prelude]
2: music that precedes a fugue or introduces an act in an opera
v 1: serve as a prelude or opening to
2: play as a prelude |
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