allude

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Etymology

From , from , from ad + ludere ("to play").

Pronunciation

• IPA: /əˈluːd/

Verb

allude (alludes, present participle alluding; simple past and past participle alluded)

1. (intransitive) to refer to something indirectly or by suggestion
   • 1597, Richard Hooker, Of the Laws of Ecclesiastical Polity ↗, Book V, Chapter xxix.3, 1841 ed., page 523:

     These speeches . . . do seem to allude unto such ministerial garments as were then in use.

Synonyms

• See also Thesaurus:allude

Related terms

• collude
• delude
• elude
• illude

Translations

• French: alluder, faire allusion, suggérer
• German: andeuten, erwähnen, anspielen
• Italian: alludere
• Portuguese: aludir
• Russian: намека́ть
• Spanish: aludir, referirse

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