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    [Verb]  | "al*lude" | \ ə-ˈlüd \


    1: to make indirect reference; broadly : refer


    Origin: circa 1531 ;

     Borrowed from Latin allūdere "to play or romp beside, make a playful or mocking allusion to," from ad- {see: |ad-|ad-} + lūdere "to play" {mat|ludicrous|};

    [Phrasal verb]  | "allude to" 


    1: to speak of or mention (something or someone) in an indirect way

    [Verb]  | "allude" 


    1: to convey an idea indirectly;


      * e.g., " ... Mrs. Simons alluded to some health problems, without being specific "



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    [Verb]  | "allude (to)" 


    1: as in refer (to), cite;




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