Allude

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Allude \Al*lude"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Alluded}; p. pr. & vb.
     n. {Alluding}.] [L. alludere to play with, to allude; ad +
     ludere to play.]
     To refer to something indirectly or by suggestion; to have
     reference to a subject not specifically and plainly
     mentioned; -- followed by to; as, the story alludes to a


     recent transaction.
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           These speeches . . . do seem to allude unto such
           ministerial garments as were then in use. --Hooker.
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     Syn: To refer; point; indicate; hint; suggest; intimate;
          signify; insinuate; advert. See {Refer}.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Allude \Al*lude"\, v. t.
     To compare allusively; to refer (something) as applicable.
     [Obs.] --Wither.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  allude
       v : make a more or less disguised reference to; "He alluded to
           the problem but did not mention it" [syn: {touch}, {advert}]