put off vs elude

put off and elude both are verbs.

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

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

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

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

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