Root:
ludo (ludere, lusi, lusum) - to play; to mock
Derivatives:
allude - a playful, light-spirited reference (allusion, allusive, allusiveness)
collude - to play to mock together, often in secret with harmful intent (collusion, collusive, colluder)
delude - to play down; to mislead or deceive by minimizing truty, reality or consequence (delusion, deluder)
illusion - a playful or mocking appearance (illusionist, illusory, illusive, disillusion, disillusionment)
elude - to paly or mock by avoiding or escaping (elusive, eluder)
interlude - a pause between 2 events or parts of an event ("between plays" or "play between")
prelude - to play before; a performance preceding the main attraction
postlude - to play after; a performance concluding the main attraction
ludicrous - mocking; ridiculously absurd (ludicrously, ludicrousness)
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