Illude

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Illude \Il*lude"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Illuded}; p. pr. & vb.
     n. {Illuding}.] [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.
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