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 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
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
elude (s) — allude(s) … English homophone dictionary
elude — See allude. See allude, elude … Dictionary of problem words and expressions
allude — See allude, elude … Dictionary of problem words and expressions

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