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allude

verb

Reveal meaning and examples

To refer to something indirectly without naming or explaining it fully.

The author would often allude to an earlier scene.

Dictionary practice example.

One member began to construe Noor's question as an attempt to delay the opening, although she had only requested a clear date. Another said her message seemed to allude to a previous dispute over borrowed chairs without naming it.

From What Did the Message Mean?.

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