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Meanings of allude in English

Portuguese
reportar-se
Catalan
referir-se
Spanish
advertir

Make a more or less disguised reference to.

        reportar-se
        Usage of allude in English
        1
        The papers allude to the 'theater of operations,' but war isn't theater.
        The sonderberg case
        2
        Never allude to Noël McAllister in your letters in the slightest way.
        Marie Gourdon / A Romance of the Lower St. Lawrence
        3
        I allude to the expedition from Detroit in 1820, under General Cass.
        Personal Memoirs of a Residence of Thirty Years with the Indian ...
        4
        The Lombard wars of Charlemagne are the last to which I allude.
        Beacon Lights of History, Volume 3 part 1: The Middle Ages
        5
        As to positions in the finances, I dare not allude to them.
        The Ancient Regime
        6
        I allude to the subject with regret; and without entering into details.'
        Eminent Victorians
        7
        Next I allude to the condition of our judicial and financial affairs.
        Louisa of Prussia and Her Times: A Historical Novel
        8
        I had no right to allude to any thing of the kind.
        Mistress and Maid: A Household Story
        9
        I allude to the housekeeper, Jean Murdock, and the major-domo, Cuthbert Allan.
        Self-Raised; Or, From the Depths
        10
        So in Australian valleys, he does not allude to my several reasons.
        More Letters of Charles Darwin — Volume 2 / A Record of His Work...
        11
        They were the only ones who dared allude to his disorderly life.
        The Torrent (Entre Naranjos)
        12
        She supposed him to allude to her unhappy intrusion upon the tattooing.
        Shining Ferry
        13
        He did not even allude to the morning's incident in his prayers.
        The Crucifixion of Philip Strong
        14
        But she did not allude to it, and therefore I did not.
        Aylwin
        15
        I made no fulsome protestations, and did not once allude to suicide.
        The Lock and Key Library: The most interesting stories of all na...
        16
        When he ventured to allude to the bankruptcy, she cut him short.
        Evan Harrington — Volume 7
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        United Kingdom
        Common
        United States of America
        Rare