As of 2019, Starbucks opens a new store every 15 hours in China. The coffee chain has grown by 700% over the past decade.
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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