verb
allude
Allude (verb) means to refer to something indirectly or by suggestion; to invoke it by implication rather than mention.
verb
1
To refer to something indirectly or by suggestion; to invoke it by implication rather than mention.
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Etymology
From Middle French alluder, from Latin alludere (“to play with or allude”), from ad + ludere (“to play”). See also al-.
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"allude" (verb) means to refer to something indirectly or by suggestion; to invoke it by implication rather than mention.