allude
Sayuh-LOODUS/əˈlud/AUS/əˈlʉːd/uh-LYOOD/əˈljuːd/
Formsalludes, alluding, alluded
Often confused with elude
- 1To refer to something indirectly or by suggestion, calling it to mind through implication rather than naming it outright.
In his speech, the senator alluded to recent scandals without naming anyone involved.
Her later poems allude to the war only through images of empty rooms and unopened letters.
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Origin
From Middle French alluder, from Latin alludere ("to play with, to allude"), formed from ad + ludere ("to play").