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Allude (verb)
To refer to something indirectly or by suggestion.
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Elude (verb)
to evade, or escape from someone or something, especially by using cunning or skill
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Elude (verb)
to shake off a pursuer; to give someone the slip
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Elude (verb)
to escape understanding of; to be incomprehensible to
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Allude (verb)
suggest or call attention to indirectly; hint at
“she had a way of alluding to Jean but never saying her name”
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Allude (verb)
mention without discussing at length
“we will allude briefly to the main points”
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Allude (verb)
(of an artist or a work of art) recall (an earlier work or style) in such a way as to suggest a relationship with it
“the photographs allude to Italian Baroque painting”
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Elude (verb)
escape from or avoid (a danger, enemy, or pursuer), typically in a skilful or cunning way
“he tried to elude the security men by sneaking through a back door”
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Elude (verb)
avoid compliance with (a law or penalty)
“we need to ensure that bad cases do not elude tough penalties”
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Elude (verb)
(of an achievement or something desired) fail to be attained by (someone)
“sleep still eluded her”
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Elude (verb)
(of an idea or fact) fail to be understood or remembered by (someone)
“the logic of this eluded most people”