/euh loohd"/ , v.i. , alluded, alluding .
1. to refer casually or indirectly; make an allusion (usually fol. by to ): He often alluded to his poverty.
2. to contain a casual or indirect reference (usually fol. by to ): The letter alludes to something now forgotten.
[ 1525-35; alludere to play beside, make a playful allusion to, equiv. to al- AL- + ludere to play ]
Syn . hint, intimate, suggest.