Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- v. To make an indirect reference: The candidate alluded to the recent war by saying, "We've all made sacrifices.”
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- To play with or make game of.
- To compare.
- To make an allusion; refer casually or indirectly: with to (formerly also unto).
- To pun; have a punning reference. Synonyms Advert, Refer, Allude, etc. See
advert .
Wiktionary
- v. intransitive To refer to something indirectly or by suggestion
GNU Webster's 1913
- v. To refer to something indirectly or by suggestion; to have reference to a subject not specifically and plainly mentioned; -- followed by
to . - v. obsolete To compare allusively; to refer (something) as applicable.
WordNet 3.0
- v. make a more or less disguised reference to
Etymologies
- From Middle French alluder, from Latin alludere ("to play with or allude"), from ad + ludere ("to play"). (Wiktionary)
- Latin allūdere, to play with : ad-, ad- + lūdere, to play (from lūdus, game; see leid- in Indo-European roots). (American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition)
Examples
“Could the title allude, Raveh wonders, to an ink fountain, the means by which Izzy creates her own slice of immortality, the completion of which she leaves to Tom?”
“Documented proof to which you allude is not being produced, therefore your words have little meaning.”
“In connexion with politeness, I would again allude to the great importance of habits of observation.”
“The power of that species of poetry to which we allude is now greatly increased also, at least in extent of operation, by the admission among the number of judges, of so great a mass of half-educated persons, to whom the story is every thing, and the poetry almost nothing.”
“Sort of off-topic, but I believe the word you're looking for in the last sentence of this piece is "allude" -- ninjas elude, writers allude.”
“Her title of Princesse du Sang Royal de France was suppressed (February 7th, 1737) by an arret of the parliament of Paris.] 79 The singular anecdote to which I allude is related in the Recueil des Pieces interessantes et peu connues, (Maestricht, 1786, in 4 vols. 12mo.;) and the unknown editor quotes his author, who had received it from Helene de Courtenay, marquise de Beaufremont.]”
“I did kind of allude to the whole Warboy thing in the title discussion?”
“Most of the comments i''ve read thus far are perpetuating the very thing they "allude" to despising and yet it is The continued self defeating attitudes that this is where it is.”
“She doesn't "allude" to anything; she spells it out with sourced quotes from the horse's mouth.”
On Thursday, the Legg report will be published along with...
“And actually, what they say on their Web site, they almost kind of allude to that, that you should be careful.”
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘allude’.
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GRE Barrons Wordlist
A complete Barron's Wordlist for GRE preparation. Your online flashcard replacement.
abase, abash, abate, abbreviate, abdicate, aberrant, aberration, abet, abeyance, abhor, abject, abjure and 4087 more...
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PHIL - vocabulary of thinking
Athenian, Socratic, philosopher, dialogue, philosophy, philosophical, politic, stubborn, bright, smart, thoughtful, extrapolate and 243 more...
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Interesting words
A list of words that are odd or words that I have looked up.
concupiscence, brize, scree, scoria, forestaff, spanaemia, valetudinarianism, distasture, pyrethrum, laudanum, gentian, bicameral and 11184 more...
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GRE 2014
abate, abdicate, abase, aberrant, abeyance, abhor, abjure, abortive, abound, abrasive, abreast, abridge and 1577 more...
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perrch
perch, fallow, gale, sparrows, dreary, crust, tramped, glare, plod, trudge, tramp, tumble and 12 more...
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touch
palp, tactile, brush, abut, bepaint, tinct, soupcon, graze, stroke, allude, nudge, epicritic and 67 more...
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Old words
recalcitrant, grok, Hiatus, shanghai, pervade, diffuse, tempestuous, incorrigible, daunt, cull, Erudite, Assuage and 35 more...
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Emerson
sacerdotal, stoic, lineament, accost, allude, laudatory, discourse, commendation, befall, oracle, main, Gibeon and 2 more...
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big book gre
abase, abbess, abbey, abbot, abdicate, abdomen, abdominal, abduction, abed, aberration, abet, abeyance and 6691 more...
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gre2
aberrant, aberration, aboveboard, abrasive, abstemious, acme, admonish, affable, affluent, alacrity, allegory, alleviate and 1855 more...
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Words I like
A list contrived for the sole purpose of storing words I like to include in my writing; words that inspire or carry power for me.
contrite, meadow, sward, ossary, calumny, moribund, necropolis, chthonic, murmur, erstwhile, chime, beryl and 63 more...
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5000 FREE SAT Words
abase, abbess, abbey, abbot, abdicate, abdomen, abdominal, abduction, abed, aberration, abet, abeyance and 229 more...
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My GRE Vocab
moniker, sobriquet, prerogative, aberration, aberrant, nuance, notorious, infamous, renown, allude, refer, content and 109 more...
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SAT Vocab
Redundant.
problematic, proclivity, prodigal, prodigious, prodigy, profane, profligate, profound, profusion, proliferation, prolific, prologue and 455 more...
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Vocab
Words that I come across, and go blank, or want to clarify.
nefarious, edifice, malevolent, ostensible, folderol, bauble, livid, amnesty, calculus, saddlery, maisonette, cuisse and 423 more...
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GRE AWA
escalating, vehement, vehemence, hostility, paparazzi, regime, irrespective, scoop, exaggerated, overblown, unfetter, scrupulous and 272 more...
Tweets
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myth17 Dont confuse between allude and elude. ;) Aug 11, 2012