English / phrasal verb
allude to
MEANING IN ENGLISH
To suggest or mention an artistic movement or symbol indirectly
In context
01
The geometric shapes in her vector art allude to the classic Bauhaus movement.
02
His dark monochrome photographs subtly allude to urban isolation.
Synonyms
hint at,suggest,reference indirectly
Antonyms
state outright,declare explicitly,specify
Collocations
allude to a movement,allude to classical mythology,subtly allude to