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allude |
3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: 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}. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Allude \Al*lude"\, v. t. To compare allusively; to refer something as applicable. [Obs.] --Wither. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: allude v : make a more or less disguised reference to "He alluded to the problem but did not mention it" [syn: {touch}, {advert}]
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