| VERB | communication | allude, touch, advert | make a more or less disguised reference to |
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| Sounds | ahluw'd | |
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| Rhymes | accrued ... vicissitude: 66 rhymes with uwd... | |
| Meaning | make a more or less disguised reference to. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s PP | |
| Example | "He alluded to the problem but did not mention it" | |
| Synonyms | touch, advert | |
| Entails | denote, refer | Have as a meaning / meaning |
| Broader | hint, suggest | Drop a hint |
| Similar to | refer, pertain, relate, concern, come to, bear on, touch, touch on, have to do with | Be relevant to |
| Spanish | advertir, aludir, referirse, tocar | |
| Catalan | al·ludir, referir-se, tocar | |
| Adjectives | allusive | characterized by indirect references |
| Nouns | allusion | passing reference or indirect mention |
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