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Webster 1913 Edition

Illude

Il-lude′

,
Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Illuded
;
p. pr. & vb. n.
Illuding
.]
[L.
illudere
,
illusum
; pref.
il-
in +
ludere
to play: cf. OF.
illuder
. See
Ludicrous
.]
To play upon by artifice; to deceive; to mock; to excite and disappoint the hopes of.

Webster 1828 Edition

Illude

ILLU'DE

,
Verb.
T.
[L. illudo; in and ludo, to play. See Ludicrous.]
To play upon by artifice; to deceive; to mock; to excite hope and disappoint it.

Definition 2024

illude

illude

English

Verb

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

  1. (literary) to delude, fool

Italian

Verb

illude

  1. third-person singular present indicative of illudere

Anagrams

Latin

Verb

illūde

  1. second-person singular present active imperative of illūdō

Etymology

From Latin illūdō.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɪˈluːd/

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