Meaning & use
Illude
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To deceive or trick someone, typically through a false appearance or illusion.
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The con artist sought to illude his victims with an elaborate story about a lost inheritance.
Stage magicians illude the audience through misdirection rather than actual magic.
A note on using this word
A rare and mostly archaic verb, illude is the direct ancestor of the more common noun 'illusion,' both from Latin illudere, 'to mock or trick.'
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enlightenundeceive
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