allude
pronunciation
How to pronounce allude in British English:
UK [əˈluːd]
How to pronounce allude in American English:
US [əˈluːd]
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- Verb:
- make a more or less disguised reference to
Word Origin
- allude (v.)
- 1530s, "mock," from Middle French alluder or directly from Latin alludere "to play, sport, joke, jest," from ad- "to" (see ad-) + ludere "to play" (see ludicrous). Meaning "make an indirect reference, point in passing" is from 1570s. Related: Alluded; alluding.
Example
- 1. Others allude to history in more subtle ways .
- 2. Can food convey meaning , sometimes complex and multiple meanings , and allude to larger narratives ?
- 3. We want wine to allude to the ground in which the grapes were grown ; we want the complexities of flavor to unfold like a story after the suspenseful swirl of the glass and the foreshadowing deep inhale .
- 4. The memo raises questions about why mr. buffett didn 't allude to the possible violation of his own policy when on march 30 he revealed details of the trades .