refuse vs elude

refuse is a noun but elude is not a noun.

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

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

Other hypernyms of refuse include escape.

refuse (noun)	elude (noun)
food that is discarded (as from a kitchen)

refuse (verb)	elude (verb)
show unwillingness towards	avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues)
not accept as true	escape, either physically or mentally
refuse to let have	be incomprehensible to; escape understanding by
refuse entrance or membership
elude, especially in a baffling way
resist immunologically the introduction of some foreign tissue or organ