allude vs elude

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 you can use it to express a lack of understanding of something.
  For example: He eluded the police for 25 years.
  The rules of English spelling continually elude me.

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  • 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

  • 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 …   American English homophones

  • elude — allude …   American English homophones

  • allude(s) — elude(s) (?) …   English homophone dictionary

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  • elude — See allude. See allude, elude …   Dictionary of problem words and expressions

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