About The Word Delude
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Delude
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What's The Definition Of Delude?
[v] be false to; be dishonest with
Synonyms | Synonyms for Delude: cozen | deceive | lead on Related Terms | Find terms related to Delude: bamboozle | beguile | betray | bluff | cajole | cheat on | circumvent | conjure | deceive | diddle | double-cross | dupe | forestall | gammon | get around | gull | hoax | hocus-pocus | hornswaggle | humbug | juggle | let down | mock | outmaneuver | outreach | outsmart | outwit | overreach | pigeon | play one false | put something over | snow | string along | take in | trick | two-time See Also | befool | betray | cheat | cheat on | chisel | cuckold | ensnare | entrap | fob | fool | fox | frame | gull | hoax | humbug | play a joke on | play a trick on | pull a fast one on | pull someone's leg | sell | set up | shill | trick | victimise | victimize | wander Delude In Webster's Dictionary \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 impose on; to dupe; to make a
fool of.
To delude the nation by an airy phantom. --Burke.
2. To frustrate or disappoint.
It deludes thy search. --Dryden.
Syn: To mislead; deceive; beguile; cajole; cheat; dupe. See
{Deceive}.
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