elusis
Dictionary entries
- Entry →eludo, eludere, elusi, elusus:
Verb · 3rd conjugation
- Frequency:
- Lesser
elude, escape from; parry; baffle; cheat; frustrate; mock, make fun of;
abl. pl. perf. pass. part.dat. pl. perf. pass. part.
Examples
Curculio
Titus Maccius Plautus
"...unde ad me hic pervenerit. quotiens dicendum est? elusi militem, inquam, in alea. Th. Salvos sum, eccum quem..."Liber III
Titus Livius (Livy)
"...sine pactione tamen ut quoniam ipsi quinquennium elusi essent paruvmque id plebi praesidium foret, decem deinde tribuni plebis..."