elude vs perplex

elude and perplex both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
elude	No	No	Yes	No
perplex	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, perplex is a hypernym of elude; that is, perplex is a word with a broader meaning than elude:

Other hypernyms of elude include amaze, baffle, beat, bewilder, dumbfound, flummox, get, gravel, mystify, nonplus, pose, puzzle, stick, stupefy, vex.

elude (verb)	perplex (verb)
avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues)	make more complicated
escape, either physically or mentally	be a mystery or bewildering to
be incomprehensible to; escape understanding by