allude
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allude
hint, intimate, suggest; to refer to casually; an indirect reference: allude to a mutual friend
Not to be confused with:
elude – shun, dodge, escape, avoid, evade: elude the police
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al·lude
(ə-lo͞od′)intr.v. al·lud·ed, al·lud·ing, al·ludes
To make an indirect reference: The candidate alluded to the recent war by saying, "We've all made sacrifices."
[Latin allūdere, to play with : ad-, ad- + lūdere, to play (from lūdus, game; see leid- in Indo-European roots).]
Usage Note: Unlike semantically similar verbs that take a clause as a complement (such as suggest and hint), allude usually requires a prepositional phrase starting with to. Occasionally one sees allude with a clause, as in The ambassador alluded that sanctions might soon be lifted. Such constructions have a long history, occurring in written sources as far back as the late 1500s, but they are not established as standard usage. In our 2015 survey, 86 percent of the Usage Panel considered the example above unacceptable, with 65 percent judging it completely unacceptable.
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allude
(əˈluːd)vb
1. to refer indirectly, briefly, or implicitly
2. (loosely) to mention
[C16: from Latin allūdere, from lūdere to sport, from lūdus a game]
Usage: Avoid confusion with elude
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al•lude
(əˈlud)v.i. -lud•ed, -lud•ing.
to refer casually or indirectly; make an allusion (usu. fol. by to): to allude to one's childhood.
[1525–35; < Latin allūdere to play beside, make a playful allusion to]
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allude
, refer - To allude is to "mention indirectly, hint at," and to refer is to "mention directly."See also related terms for hint.
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allude
Past participle: alluded
Gerund: alluding
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| Verb | 1. |  allude - make a more or less disguised reference to; "He alluded to the problem but did not mention it" |
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Translations
يُلَمِّح ، يُشِير
narážet
hentyde
viitata
aludirati
hivatkozik
vitna óbeint í, drepa á
aliuzijadaryti užuominąužsimintiužuomina
atsaukties
alluderehentyde
robiť narážky
değinmekima etmek
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allude
vi +prep obj to allude to → anspielen auf (+acc)
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allude
(əˈluːd) verb (with to) to mention. He did not allude to the remarks made by the previous speaker.
alˈlusion (-ʒən) noun (the act of making) a mention or reference. The prime minister made no allusion to the war in his speech.
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