What does allude mean?
Definitions for allude
əˈludal·lude
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word allude.
Princeton's WordNet
allude, touch, advertverb
make a more or less disguised reference to
"He alluded to the problem but did not mention it"
Wiktionary
alludeverb
To refer to something indirectly or by suggestion
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
To ALLUDEverb
To have some reference to a thing, without the direct mention of it; to hint at; to insinuate. It is used of persons; as, he alludes to an old story; or of things, as, the lampoon alludes to his mother’s faults.
Etymology: alludo, Lat.
These speeches of Jerom and Chrysostom do seem plainly to allude unto such ministerial garments as were then in use. Richard Hooker, b. v. § 29.
True it is, that many things of this nature be alluded unto, yea, many things declared. Richard Hooker, b. iv. § 2.
Then just proportions were taken, and every thing placed by weight and measure: and this I doubt not was that artificial structure here alluded to. Thomas Burnet, Theory of the Earth.
Wikipedia
allude
Allusion is a figure of speech, in which an object or circumstance from unrelated context is referred to covertly or indirectly. It is left to the audience to make the direct connection. Where the connection is directly and explicitly stated (as opposed to indirectly implied) by the author, it is instead usually termed a reference. In the arts, a literary allusion puts the alluded text in a new context under which it assumes new meanings and denotations. It is not possible to predetermine the nature of all the new meanings and inter-textual patterns that an allusion will generate. Literary allusion is closely related to parody and pastiche, which are also "text-linking" literary devices.In a wider, more informal context, an allusion is a passing or casually short statement indicating broader meaning. It is an incidental mention of something, either directly or by implication, such as "In the stock market, he met his Waterloo."
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allude
To allude means to indirectly or subtly reference or hint at something, often without explicitly mentioning it. It involves suggesting or calling attention to something in an indirect manner. This term is commonly used in literature, conversations, speeches, and various forms of communication.
Webster Dictionary
Alludeverb
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
Alludeverb
to compare allusively; to refer (something) as applicable
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Allude
al-lūd′, v.i. to mention slightly, or convey an indirect reference to, in passing: to refer to.—n. Allū′sion, an indirect reference.—adj. Allus′ive, alluding to: hinting at: referring to indirectly.—adv. Allus′ively.—Allusive arms (her.), also canting or punning arms, and armes parlantes, those in which the charges convey reference to the bearer's name or title, as the column of the Colonna family, the Vele calf (O. Fr. veël, a calf), the Arundel martlets (O. Fr. arondel, a young swallow). [L. alludĕre—ad, at, ludĕre, lusum, to play.]
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Anagrams for allude »
aludel
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of allude in Chaldean Numerology is: 4
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of allude in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1
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- ألمحArabic
- загатвам, споменавамBulgarian
- narážet, dělat narážkyCzech
- anspielenGerman
- υπαινίσσομαιGreek
- aludir, referirseSpanish
- vihjata, viitataFinnish
- faire allusionFrench
- luaidhScottish Gaelic
- संकेत करनाHindi
- menyinggungIndonesian
- alludereItalian
- לִרְמוֹזHebrew
- ほのめかすJapanese
- 암시하다Korean
- henspilleNorwegian
- aludirPortuguese
- referi, face aluzieRomanian
- намекнуть, намекать, упомянуть, упоминатьRussian
- aludiratiSerbo-Croatian
- anspelaSwedish
- ایوارڈUrdu
- 暗示Chinese
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