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.
These speeches . . . do seem to allude unto such
ministerial garments as were then in use. --Hooker.
Syn: To refer; point; indicate; hint; suggest; intimate;
signify; insinuate; advert. See Refer.
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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