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eludo.

to finish play, cease to sport

5 characters3 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

verb[eːˈɫuː.doː]Classical-Latin[eˈluː.do]
  1. to finish play, cease to sport

    conjugation-3 · intransitive · rare
  2. to deceive, trick, fool, cheat, frustrate, delude

    broadly · conjugation-3 · transitive
  3. to escape, avoid, evade, dodge, shun, elude, foil

    broadly · conjugation-3 · transitive
  4. to mock, jeer, banter, ridicule, make sport of

    broadly · conjugation-3 · transitive
  5. to elude or parry an enemy's blow

    conjugation-3 · transitive
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰ Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰs Proto-Italic *eks Latin ex Latin ex- Latin lūdō Latin ēlūdō From ex- (“out of”) + lūdō (“play; trick”).

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