elude vs put off

elude and put off both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
elude	No	No	Yes	No
put off	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, elude and put off are synonyms defined as:

elude and put off: avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues)

Other synonyms of elude include circumvent, dodge, duck, evade, fudge, hedge, parry, sidestep, skirt.

elude (verb)	put off (verb)
avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues)	avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues)
escape, either physically or mentally	take away the enthusiasm of
be incomprehensible to; escape understanding by	cause to feel embarrassment
	cause to feel intense dislike or distaste
	hold back to a later time