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English to English verb
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make a more or less disguised reference to |  | Example: He alluded to the problem but did not mention it
source: wordnet30
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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. | | source: webster1913
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To compare allusively; to refer (something) as applicable. | | source: webster1913
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