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Delude
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Delude — De*lude , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Deluded}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Deluding}.] [L. deludere, delusum; de + ludere to play, make sport of, mock. See {Ludicrous}.] 1. To lead from truth or into error; to mislead the mind or judgment of; to beguile; to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
delude — I verb be cunning, befool, beguile, bluff, cause error, cheat, cozen, create a false impression, cully, dazzle, deceive, decoy, defraud, deludere, dissemble, dupe, falsify, fool, give a false idea, give a false impression, gull, hoax, hoodwink,… … Law dictionary
delude — c.1400, from L. deludere to play false; to mock, deceive, from DE (Cf. de ) down, to one s detriment + ludere to play (see LUDICROUS (Cf. ludicrous)). Related: Deluded; deluding … Etymology dictionary
delude — beguile, *deceive, mislead, betray, double cross Analogous words: *dupe, gull, hoodwink, befool, bamboozle, hoax, trick: *cheat, cozen, overreach Antonyms: enlighten … New Dictionary of Synonyms
delude — [v] deceive, fool beguile, betray, bluff, caboodle*, cheat, con, cozen, disinform, do a number on*, double cross, dupe*, gull*, hoax*, hoodwink*, illude, impose on, jive*, juggle*, lead up garden path*, misguide, mislead, mousetrap*, outfox, play … New thesaurus
delude — ► VERB ▪ persuade (someone) to believe something incorrect; mislead. ORIGIN Latin deludere to mock , from ludere to play … English terms dictionary
delude — [di lo͞od′] vt. deluded, deluding [ME deluden < L deludere < de , from + ludere, to play: see LUDICROUS] 1. to fool, as by false promises or wrong notions; mislead; deceive; trick 2. Obs. to elude or frustrate SYN. DECEIVE … English World dictionary
delude — de|lude [dıˈlu:d] v [T] [Date: 1400 1500; : Latin; Origin: deludere, from ludere to play ] to make someone believe something that is not true = ↑deceive ▪ I was angry with him for trying to delude me. delude sb/yourself into doing sth ▪ It is… … Dictionary of contemporary English
delude — [[t]dɪlu͟ːd[/t]] deludes, deluding, deluded 1) VERB If you delude yourself, you let yourself believe that something is true, even though it is not true. [V pron refl] The President was deluding himself if he thought he was safe from such action … English dictionary
delude — UK [dɪˈluːd] / US [dɪˈlud] verb [transitive] Word forms delude : present tense I/you/we/they delude he/she/it deludes present participle deluding past tense deluded past participle deluded to make someone think something that is not true The… … English dictionary
