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- [ih-lood]
- /ɪˈlud/
- /ɪlˈuːd/
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- [ih-lood]
- /ɪˈlud/
Definitions of illude word
- verb with object illude to deceive or trick. 1
- verb with object illude Obsolete. to mock or ridicule. to evade. 1
- noun illude Trick; delude. 1
- verb illude to trick or deceive 0
- verb illude (literary) to delude, fool. 0
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Origin of illude
First appearance:
before 1445 One of the 25% oldest English words
1445-50; me < illūdere to mock, ridicule; see illusion
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Parts of speech for Illude
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
illude popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 53% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 63% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
illude usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for illude
verb illude
- pretend — to cause or attempt to cause (what is not so) to seem so: to pretend illness; to pretend that nothing is wrong.
- delude — If you delude yourself, you let yourself believe that something is true, even though it is not true.
- fool — to trick, deceive, or impose on: They tried to fool him.
- lie — Jonas, 1880–1940, U.S. painter, born in Norway.
- humbug — something intended to delude or deceive.
Antonyms for illude
verb illude
- protect — to defend or guard from attack, invasion, loss, annoyance, insult, etc.; cover or shield from injury or danger.
- come clean — to make a revelation or confession
- support — to bear or hold up (a load, mass, structure, part, etc.); serve as a foundation for.
- reveal — to make known; disclose; divulge: to reveal a secret.
- neglect — to pay no attention or too little attention to; disregard or slight: The public neglected his genius for many years.
verb with object illude
- lude — Quaalude.
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