n. [ F. illusion, L. illusio, fr. illudere, illusum, to illude. See Illude. ]
To cheat the eye with blear illusions. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]
Ye soft illusions, dear deceits, arise! Pope. [ 1913 Webster ]
☞ Some modern writers distinguish between an illusion and hallucination, regarding the former as originating with some external object, and the latter as having no objective occasion whatever. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Liable to illusion. [ 1913 Webster ]
adj. marked by or producing illusion;
n.
a. [ See Illude. ] Deceiving by false show; deceitful; deceptive; false; illusory; unreal. [ 1913 Webster ]
Truth from illusive falsehood to command. Thomson. [ 1913 Webster ]
adv. In a illusive manner; falsely. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. The quality of being illusive; deceptiveness; false show. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ Cf. F. illusore. ] Deceiving, or tending of deceive; fallacious; illusive;
a. Capable of illustration. Sir T. Browne. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. t.
Here, when the moon illustrates all the sky. Chapman. [ 1913 Webster ]
To prove him, and illustrate his high worth. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]
Matter to me of glory, whom their hate
Illustrates. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]