allude
v.to mention something indirectly or to hint at it without saying it clearly. You use this when you want to talk about a topic without being direct.
v.to make an indirect or passing reference to something. Often used to hint at a sensitive or well-known subject without explicit mention.
“The author alludes to the king's secret in the first chapter.”
“The witness refused to answer the question directly but alluded to a conversation he had with the manager.”
“While the poet never names the specific historical event, he alludes to its impact through the imagery of a city in ruins and a silenced crowd.”
“She decided to share a video online and many women contacted her with similar stories, alluding that this is a wider issue throughout Northern Ireland.”
From Middle French alluder, from Latin alludere (“to play with or allude”), from ad + ludere (“to play”).
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.