WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
-lud-, root.
- -lud- comes from Latin, where it has the meaning "to play.'' This meaning is found in such words as: allude, allusion, collude, collusion, delude, delusion, elude, elusive, illusion, illusory, interlude, ludicrous, prelude.
'-lud-' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):