elude

verb4

1. •
   To evade or escape from (someone or something), especially by using cunning or skill.

   • Thus the observation of human blindness and weakness is the result of all philosophy, and meets us at every turn, in spite of our endeavours to elude or avoid it. — 1748
2. •
   To shake off (a pursuer); to give someone the slip.

   • Podolski gave Walcott a chance to further embellish Arsenal's first-half performance when he eluded James Perch and slipped the ball through to the striker. — 2012
3. •
   To escape being understandable to; to be incomprehensible to.

   • I get algebra, but calculus eludes me.
4. •
   To escape someone's memory, to slip someone's mind.

   • The solution of that brainteaser eludes me and the name of the author eludes my memory too.