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al⋅lude
[uh-lood] 
–verb (used without object), -lud⋅ed, -lud⋅ing.
| 1. | to refer casually or indirectly; make an allusion (usually fol. by to): He often alluded to his poverty. |
| 2. | to contain a casual or indirect reference (usually fol. by to): The letter alludes to something now forgotten. |
Origin:
1525–35; < L allūdere to play beside, make a playful allusion to, equiv. to al- al- + lūdere to play
1525–35; < L allūdere to play beside, make a playful allusion to, equiv. to al- al- + lūdere to play
Synonyms:
hint, intimate, suggest.
hint, intimate, suggest.
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| al·lude (ə-lōōd') intr.v. al·lud·ed, al·lud·ing, al·ludes To make an indirect reference: The candidate alluded to the recent war by saying, "We've all made sacrifices." [Latin allūdere, to play with : ad-, ad- + lūdere, to play (from lūdus, game; see leid- in Indo-European roots).] Usage Note: Allude and allusion are often used where the more general terms refer and reference would be preferable. Allude and allusion normally apply to indirect references in which the source is not specifically identified: "Well, we'll always have Paris," he told the travel agent, in an allusion to Casablanca. Refer and reference, unless qualified, usually imply specific mention of a source: I will refer to Hamlet for my conclusion: As Polonius says, "Though this be madness, yet there is method in't." See Usage Note at refer. |
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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.Allude
Al*lude"\, v. t. To compare allusively; to refer (something) as applicable. [Obs.] --Wither.
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Language Translation for : allude
Spanish:
aludir,
German:
anspielen,
Japanese:
言及する
allude
1533, from M.Fr. alluder, from L. alludere "to joke, jest," from ad- "to" and ludere "to play" (see ludicrous). Originally "mock," later, "make a fanciful reference to."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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