Allude
to refer casually or indirectly; make an (usually followed by to):
He often alluded to his poverty.
to contain a casual or indirect reference (usually followed by to):
The letter alludes to something now forgotten.
Contemporary Examples
Chang used silicon and metal because she wanted her device to be touch-friendly, yet allude to jewelry.
The Duet: The iPod of Vibrators? Eric V. Copage February 19, 2012
While doing so, she gets to allude to her political platform in subtle and not-so-subtle ways.
Inside Palin’s Reality Show Shushannah Walshe November 9, 2010
Some also speculate that the name could allude to Francis Xavier, the co-founder of the Society of Jesuis—aka the Jesuits.
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I may not do more than allude to his death, fit ending of his life.
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Last season was definitely challenging, because we were not allowed to mention them or allude to a mole of any kind.
The Leaner, Meaner Season 2 of ‘Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.’ Jason Lynch September 21, 2014
Historical Examples
I allude to the following, which stands in my first folio, Act IV.
Notes and Queries, Number 207, October 15, 1853 Various
When I use the word simplicity, I allude, of course, to everyday cooking.
The Cook’s Decameron: A Study in Taste: Mrs. W. G. Waters
In two instances only does Shakespeare allude to a particular species of hawk.
The Ornithology of Shakespeare James Edmund Harting
“I don’t know to what you allude, Joe,” said Mr. Lavender severely.
The Burning Spear John Galsworthy
It may to some minds be a desideratum, to allude to the anterior probability that God should come in the flesh.
The Complete Prose Works of Martin Farquhar Tupper Martin Farquhar Tupper
verb (intransitive) foll by to
to refer indirectly, briefly, or implicitly
(loosely) to mention
v.
1530s, “mock,” from Middle French alluder or directly from Latin alludere “to play, sport, joke, jest,” from ad- “to” (see ad-) + ludere “to play” (see ludicrous). Meaning “make an indirect reference, point in passing” is from 1570s. Related: Alluded; alluding.
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