Word Study
illude
CIDE DICTIONARY
illude, v. t. [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. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
illude, v.tr. literary trick or deceive.
Etymology
ME, = mock, f. L illudere (as ILLUSION)
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