allude, elude

allude, elude: Allude means "to refer indirectly or casually" and is followed by to: "He alluded to his former occupation." "This memo alludes to a misplaced letter." Elude is sometimes confused with allude because of similarity in pronunciation and spelling but has an entirely different meaning ("to avoid," "to escape," "to slip away from," "to dodge"): "He eluded the pursuing policemen."

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allude / elude — Allude means to suggest indirectly : Leticia can t speak to her husband without alluding to his affair with Martha Snodgrass. Elude means to dodge or escape : Serious relationships always seemed to elude him. Also beware of illude to… … Confused words
allude / elude — Allude means to suggest indirectly : Leticia can t speak to her husband without alluding to his affair with Martha Snodgrass. Elude means to dodge or escape : Serious relationships always seemed to elude him. Also beware of illude to… … Confused words
elude — See allude. See allude, elude … Dictionary of problem words and expressions
allude — See allude, elude … Dictionary of problem words and expressions
allude — elude … American English homophones
elude — allude … American English homophones
allude(s) — elude(s) (?) … English homophone dictionary
elude (s) — allude(s) … English homophone dictionary
allude vs elude — To allude to something is a verb. It means to refer to something indirectly. For example: He alluded to the scandal without direclty mentioning it. To elude something is a verb. It can mean to escape or evade capture in a clever way, or… … English dictionary of common mistakes and confusing words
allude to — al ˈlude ˌto [transitive] [present tense I/you/we/they allude to he/she/it alludes to present participle alluding to … Useful english dictionary

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