allude, touch, advert
(verb) make a more or less disguised reference to; “He alluded to the problem but did not mention it”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
allude (third-person singular simple present alludes, present participle alluding, simple past and past participle alluded)
(intransitive) To refer to something indirectly or by suggestion.
• See also allude
• aludel
Source: Wiktionary
Al*lude", v. i. [imp. & p. p. Alluded; p. pr. & vb. n. Alluding.] Etym: [L. alludere to play with, to allude; ad + ludere to play.]
Definition: 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.
Al*lude", v. t.
Definition: To compare allusively; to refer (something) as applicable. [Obs.] Wither.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
18 June 2025
(noun) large South American evergreen tree trifoliate leaves and drupes with nutlike seeds used as food and a source of cooking oil
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