US /əˈlud/ UK /əˈljuːd/
verb Freq #60529

Meanings

  1. 1
    verb

    To refer to something indirectly instead of mentioning it openly.

    She alluded to her past without giving any details.

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Synonyms
1 verb · to refer to something... hintimplyrefersuggestintimateinsinuate
Word family
Forms alludedalludesalluding

Etymology

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

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