illude

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illude

/ɪˈluːd/ US
/ɪˈluːd/ UK
/ɪˈljuːd/ UK

Sounds like allude, elude (weak vowel merger) · Rhymes with -uːd

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From Latin illūdō.

verb illudes · illuding · illuded

literary To give a false impression to. The fleshly children of Adam bee so politicke, subtil, craftie, and wise, in theyre kynde, that the electe should be illuded if it were possible:
Similar: deceive, delude, dupe, fool, mislead, trick

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verb to delude, fool

Español	iludir

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@misc{illude_2026,
  title = {illude},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/illude},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}