make an allusion to

make an allusion to
index imply, remind

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  • make an allusion — index hint Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • allusion — n. 1) to make an allusion to (she made no allusion to the incident) 2) a vague allusion * * * [ə luːʒ(ə)n] a vague allusion to make an allusion to (she made no allusion to the incident) …   Combinatory dictionary

  • make allusion to — index mention Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • Allusion — An allusion is a figure of speech that makes a reference or representation of or to a well known person, place, event, literary work, myth, or work of art. M.H. Abrams defined allusion as a brief reference, explicit or indirect, to a person,… …   Wikipedia

  • allusion — allude, allusion 1. To allude to someone or something is to mention them ‘indirectly or covertly’, i.e. without mentioning their name, unlike refer, which means to mention them directly, i.e. by name. So if you refer to Julius Caesar you name him …   Modern English usage

  • allusion — /euh looh zheuhn/, n. 1. a passing or casual reference; an incidental mention of something, either directly or by implication: an allusion to Shakespeare. 2. the act of alluding. 3. Obs. a metaphor; parable. [1540 50; < LL allusion (s. of… …   Universalium

  • allusion — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ clear, direct ▪ frequent ▪ indirect, subtle, vague, veiled ▪ She was made uncomfortable by …   Collocations dictionary

  • allusion —   When the speaker happened to name Mr. Gladstone, the allusion was received with loud cheers (cited by Fowler). The word is not, as many suppose, a more impressive synonym for reference. When you allude to something, you do not specifically… …   Bryson’s dictionary for writers and editors

  • allusion —     When the speaker happened to name Mr. Gladstone, the allusion was received with loud cheers (cited by Fowler). The word is not, as many suppose, a more impressive synonym for reference. When you allude to something, you do not specifically… …   Dictionary of troublesome word

  • make — verb Make is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑batsman, ↑company, ↑factory, ↑firm, ↑picture, ↑recipe, ↑sale Make is used with these nouns as the object: ↑accommodation, ↑accompaniment, ↑accusation, ↑ …   Collocations dictionary

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