Antonyms for illude
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : ih-lood |
| Phonetic Transcription : ɪˈlud |
Definition of illude
Origin :- early 15c., "to mock, to trick," from Latin illudere "to make sport of," from assimilated form of in- "in, into" (see in- (2)) + ludere "to play" (see ludicrous).
- As in juggle : verb mislead, falsify; handle several things at once
- As in mislead : verb give someone the wrong idea, information
- As in bluff : verb deceive
- As in delude : verb deceive, fool
- As in double-cross : verb to deceive or betray someone
- Little by little, as I came nearer, she ceased to illude me, and I began to think of her as 'it.'
- Extract from : « And Even Now » by Max Beerbohm
- If any one should at midnight get within their circle, they become visible to him, and they may then illude him.
- Extract from : « The Fairy Mythology » by Thomas Keightley
Synonyms for illude
- affect
- alter
- bait
- beguile
- betray
- bilk
- bluff
- bunco
- bunk
- caboodle
- change
- cheat
- con
- conjure
- counterfeit
- cozen
- cross
- deceive
- defraud
- delude
- disguise
- disinform
- do a number on
- doctor
- double deal
- double-cross
- dupe
- enmesh
- ensnare
- entangle
- entice
- fake
- fake out
- feign
- fix
- fool
- four-flush
- fudge
- gull
- hoax
- hoodwink
- hose
- humbug
- illude
- impose on
- inveigle
- jive
- juggle
- lead astray
- lead on
- lead up garden path
- lie
- lure
- maneuver
- manipulate
- misdirect
- misguide
- misinform
- mislead
- misrepresent
- modify
- mousetrap
- outfox
- outwit
- overreach
- perform magic
- pervert
- play trick on
- prestidigitate
- pretend
- psych out
- pull wool over eyes
- put on
- rip off
- rook
- rope in
- scam
- seduce
- sell
- sell down the river
- sell out
- shaft
- sham
- shuck
- shuffle
- simulate
- snow
- split
- stab in the back
- string along
- sucker
- swindle
- take in
- tamper with
- tempt
- trick
- trim
- two-time
- victimize
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