allude

verb

1. make a more or less disguised reference to

   verb.communication

   Examples

   He alluded to the problem but did not mention it.

   Synonyms advert touch

   Source: WordNet 3.0

2. To refer to something indirectly or by suggestion; to have reference to a subject not specifically and plainly mentioned; -- followed by <i>to</i>; as, the story <i>alludes</i> to a recent transaction.

   verb

   Source: webster1913

3. To compare allusively; to refer (something) as applicable.

   verb

   Source: webster1913