Confused words. 2014.
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… … Dictionary of problem words and expressions
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
