allude

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb

To refer to something indirectly or by suggestion; to invoke it by implication rather than mention.

/əˈljuːd/ /əˈluːd/ En-uk-allude.ogg /əˈlud/ /əˈlʉːd/

allude alludes alluding alluded

From Middle French alluder, from Latin alludere (“to play with or allude”), from ad + ludere (“to play”). See also al-.

advert allude hint imply indicate inkle insinuate intimate moot refer signify suggest

collude delude elude illude hark back hearken back inkling

allusion allusive reallude

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