delude

(dĭ-lūd')
tr.v., -lud·ed, -lud·ing, -ludes.

1. To deceive the mind or judgment of: fraudulent ads that delude consumers into sending in money. See synonyms at deceive.
2. Obsolete. To elude or evade.
3. Obsolete. To frustrate the hopes or plans of.

[Middle English deluden, from Latin dēlūdere : dē-, de- + lūdere, to play.]

deluder de·lud'er n.
deludingly de·lud'ing·ly adv.

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verb

To cause to accept what is false, especially by trickery or misrepresentation: beguile, betray, bluff, cozen, deceive, double-cross, dupe, fool, hoodwink, humbug, mislead, take in, trick. Informal bamboozle, have. Slang four-flush. Idioms: lead astray, play false, pull the wool over someone's eyes, put something over on, take for a ride. See honest/dishonest.

v

Definition: deceive, fool
Antonyms: be truthful

IN BRIEF: v. - Be false to.

Tutor's tip: Don't "delude" (to deceive someone or one's self) yourself - those eye drops will not "dilate" (to expand; to widen) your pupils or "dilute" (to water down or to weaken) your tears.

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• Falsehood, Pretense, and Exaggeration - delude: (vb) deceive or trick, esp. mislead the mind or judgment of

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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - vildlede, bringe på vildspor, bedrage

Nederlands (Dutch)
misleiden, voor de gek houden

Français (French)
v. tr. - tromper, duper, induire en erreur

Deutsch (German)
v. - täuschen

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - παραπλανώ, εξαπατώ, ξεγελώ

Italiano (Italian)
illudere

Português (Portuguese)
v. - iludir

Русский (Russian)
обманывать, вводить в заблуждение

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - engañar, frustrar, evadir

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - lura, vilseleda

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
迷惑, 蛊惑

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 迷惑, 蠱惑

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 현혹시키다, 속여서 ~하게 하다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 惑わす, 欺く, 惑わして…させる

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يضلل عن قصد, يخدع‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮הוליך שולל, רימה‬

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