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for Allude
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :
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 :
Allude \Al*lude"\, v. t.
To compare allusively; to refer (something) as applicable.
[Obs.] --Wither.
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) :
allude
v 1: make a more or less disguised reference to; "He alluded to
the problem but did not mention it" [syn: allude,
touch, advert]
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