17 сент. 2022 г. · 1530s, "to mock" (transitive, now obsolete), from French alluder or directly from Latin alludere "to play, make fun of, joke, jest," also of waves lapping the ...

Etymology. From Middle French alluder, from Latin alludere (“to play with or allude”), from ad + ludere (“to play”).

Allude is from Latin allūdere "to play with, joke" from the prefix ad- "toward" plus lūdere "to play." The corresponding noun is allusion, which is often used ...

to refer casually or indirectly; make an allusion (usually followed by to ): He often alluded to his poverty.

Allude and elude come from the same root but are distinct. Allude means to reference something indirectly, while elude means to evade or escape.

intr.v. al·lud·ed, al·lud·ing, al·ludes. To make an indirect reference: The candidate alluded to the recent war by saying, "We've all made sacrifices." [Latin ...

allude is a borrowing from Latin. Etymons: Latin allūdere. See etymology. Nearby entries. all-terrain ...

definition: to mention (usually followed by "to"). She is always alluding to books we have not read. synonyms: · imply, mention, refer · similar words: · quote.

The Etymology of Allude. The word "allude" originated in the 1530s, when it meant "to mock." It has some Latin roots, like the word alludere, which means "to ...