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allude
(/@/'l/u/d )

verb (v)

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