| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Verb | 1. To play upon by artifice; to deceive; to mock; to excite and disappoint the hopes of.[Websters] 2. Seldom used base verb from the following inflections: illuding, illuded, illudes, illuder, illuders, illudingly and illudedly.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), compiled from various sources, under license. | Top | |
Date "ILLUDE" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1596. (references) |
| Note: Illude \Il*lude"\, transitive verb. [imperative past participle Illuded; present participle verb or noun Illuding.]. (references) |
Specialty Definition: ILLUDE
| Domain | Definition | ||
| Noah Webster | [Verb] To play upon by artifice; to deceive; to mock; to excite hope and disappoint it. Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary. | ||
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | Top | ||
