"allude" meaning in English

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Verb

IPA: /əˈluːd/ Audio: en-uk-allude.ogg [UK] Forms: allude [canonical], alludes [third-person, singular], alluded [past], alluded [past, participle], alluding [present, participle]
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  1. If you allude to something, you bring it up without actually saying it.
    Sense id: simple-allude-en-verb-3dVdqRSo
     
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