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Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Illude

· Il·lude · IPA /ɪˈluːd/
01 v. t. To play upon by artifice; to deceive; to mock; to excite and disappoint the hopes of.
imp. & p. p. Illuded; p. pr. & vb. n. Illuding
  1. 1.
    To play upon by artifice; to deceive; to mock; to excite and disappoint the hopes of.