DELUDE

[de.lude] vt de.lud.ed ; de.lud.ing [ME, fr. L deludere, fr. de- + ludere to play--more at ludicrous] (15c) 1: to mislead the mind or judgment of: deceive, trick

2. obs a: frustrate, disappoint b: evade, elude syn see deceive -- de.lud.er n