Il-lūde', v. t.

v. t. [imp. & p. p. ILLUDED; p. pr. & vb. n. ILLUDING.] [Lat. illudere, illusum, prefix il, for in, and ludere, to play; It. illudere, O. Sp. illudir.] To play upon by artifice; to deceive; to mock; to excite and disappoint the hope of.