Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Illude \Il*lude"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Illuded}; p. pr. & vb.
   n. {Illuding}.] [L. illudere, illusum; pref. il- in + ludere
   to play: cf. OF. illuder. See {Ludicrous}.]
   To play upon by artifice; to deceive; to mock; to excite and
   disappoint the hopes of.