Definition
illudes
verb
- to deceive or trick someone; to mock or jeer at
Usage: formal or literary; third-person singular present tense of 'illude'
Examples
- The magician illudes the audience with clever sleight of hand.
- False advertising illudes consumers into buying inferior products.
- He illudes his critics by pretending their comments do not matter.
- The con artist illudes victims with promises of easy wealth.
- Optical illusions illude the eye and confuse perception.