ILLUDE

Etymology

Verb

illude (third-person singular simple present illudes, present participle illuding, simple past and past participle illuded)

(literary) to delude, fool

Anagrams

• diuell

Source: Wiktionary


Il*lude", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Illuded; p. pr. & vb. n. Illuding.] Etym: [L. illudere, illusum; pref. il- in + ludere to play: cf. OF. illuder. See Ludicrous.]

Definition: To play upon by artifice; to deceive; to mock; to excite and disappoint the hopes of.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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