illude

transitive verb

il·​lude

ə̇ˈlüd also ə̇lˈyüd

-ed/-ing/-s

1

a

: delude, deceive

in order to illude him regarding the paternity of the child

—R. F. Hawkins

b

: to subject to an illusion

at the cinema I am … completely illuded

—J. E. Agate

2

[Latin illudere] obsolete : mock, deride

3

archaic : to escape from : elude

glad to illude the burdens of the day

—George Crabbe †1832

Word History

Etymology

Middle English illuden, from Middle French or Medieval Latin; Middle French illuder, from Medieval Latin illudere, from Latin, to mock or jeer at

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