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make allusion

VERB

refer

Synonyms

STRONGEST

assign attribute cite hint indicate introduce invoke point out specify

STRONG

accredit adduce advert allude ascribe associate charge credit designate excerpt exemplify extract glance impute insert instance interpolate lay name notice point quote

WEAK

bring up direct attention give as example make mention of make reference put down to speak about speak of touch on

Antonyms

STRONG

ignore insert neglect remove

WEAK

hold back

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I refer with pleasure to those portions of his report which make allusion to the creditable degree of discipline already attained by our troops and to the excellent sanitary condition of the entire army.

From The Writings of Abraham Lincoln — Volume 5: 1858-1862 by Lincoln, Abraham

Should your great-grandfather have had the misfortune to be hanged, such a person is certain, on some public occasion, to make allusion to your pedigree.

From Dreamthorp A Book of Essays Written in the Country by Smith, Alexander

Apart from certain most cleverly devised breaks in the story—to which I shall make allusion presently—Oliver Tropenell's best chance lies in the absence of adequate motive.

From Love and hatred by Lowndes, Marie Belloc

To another matter with which, both literally and metaphorically, the air is filled, we must also make allusion.

From Scientific American Supplement, No. 787, January 31, 1891 by Various

It won't hurt them, my lord; and people make allusion to everything now-a-days.

From The Vicar of Bullhampton by Trollope, Anthony

make allusion

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