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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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