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31allude vs elude — To allude to something is a verb. It means to refer to something indirectly. For example: He alluded to the scandal without direclty mentioning it. To elude something is a verb. It can mean to escape or evade capture in a clever way, or… …
32allude — intransitive verb (alluded; alluding) Etymology: Latin alludere, literally, to play with, from ad + ludere to play more at ludicrous Date: 1533 to make indirect reference < comments alluding to an earlier discussion >; broadly refer …
33allude — /euh loohd /, v.i., alluded, alluding. 1. to refer casually or indirectly; make an allusion (usually fol. by to): He often alluded to his poverty. 2. to contain a casual or indirect reference (usually fol. by to): The letter alludes to something… …
34allude — verb /əˈluːd/ To refer to something indirectly or by suggestion The story alludes to a recent event. Syn: advert, hint, imply, indicate, insinuate, intimate, point …
35allude to — Synonyms and related words: address to, adumbrate, advert to, allegorize, assume, be taken as, blurt, blurt out, bring to attention, bring to mind, bring to notice, call attention to, cite, comment, connote, denominate, denote, designate, direct… …
36allude — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. refer (See relation). II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) v. refer to, hint, suggest, imply, mention in a roundabout way, make an allusion to, *dance around …
37allude to — (Roget s IV) v. Syn. imply, suggest, insinuate, refer to; see hint , refer 2 . See Synonym Study at refer …
38allude — elude …
39allude — al·lude || É™ luËd v. hint; mention briefly …
40allude to — Refer to, glance at, make allusion to, intimate, suggest, insinuate, hint, imply. See advert to …
