lūdō sī, sus, ere LVD-, to play, play at a game: tesseris, T.: aleā ludere: pilā et duodecim scriptis: trocho, H.: positā luditur arcā, with his cash-box staked, Iu.: alea: par impar, H.: proelia latronum, O.: scriptae, quibus alea luditur, artes, O.
—To play, appear in a public game: ludis circensibus elephantos lusisse..L.
—To play, sport, frisk, frolic: honesta exempla ludendi: in numerum, dance, V.: in exiguo cymba lacu, O.
— Fig., to sport, play, practise as a pastime, do for amusement: illa ipsa ludens conieci in communīs locos: Syracosio ludere versu, V.
—To play, make music, compose: quae vellem calamo agresti, V.: Talia luduntur mense Decembri, O.: carmina, V.
—To sport, dally, wanton: Lusisti satis, H.
—To play, mock, mimic, take off: opus, imitate serious business in sport, H.
—To make game of, ridicule, rally, banter: eum lusi iocose satis: omnium inrisione ludi: an prudens ludis me? H.: caput aselli, Ad quod ludebant, Iu.
—To delude, deceive: me, T.: non ludo, am in earnest, H.: natum falsis imaginibus, V.: hoc civili bello, quam multa (haruspicum responsa) luserunt, i. e. gave deceptive responses.
—To baffle, elude: (canes) sequentīs, O.