al ‧ lude /əˈluːd/ BrE AmE verb
[ Date: 1500-1600 ; Language: Latin ; Origin: alludere , from ad- 'with' + ludere 'to play' ]
allude to somebody/something phrasal verb
formal to mention something or someone indirectly:
Rick didn’t want to discuss his past, though he alluded darkly to ‘some bad things that happened.’