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allude to

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al⋅lude

  [uh-lood]
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–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

Synonyms:
hint, intimate, suggest.
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Word Origin & History

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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