ə̇ˈlüd also ə̇lˈyüd transitive verb
( -ed/-ing/-s )
Etymology: Middle English illuden, from Middle French or Medieval Latin; Middle French illuder, from Medieval Latin illudere, from Latin, to mock or jeer at — more at illusion
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