Definition of "allude" []

• To make an indirect reference: The candidate alluded to the recent war by saying, "We've all made sacrifices.” (verb-intransitive)

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• "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."