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• delude — v. (D; refl., tr.) to delude into * * * [dɪ luːd] (D; refl.,tr.) to delude into …   Combinatory dictionary

• 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 — [[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 — 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 — verb (T) to make someone believe something that is not true; deceive: delude sb/yourself: You re deluding yourself if you think you ll change Rob s mind. | delude sb into doing sth: That new job title is just a way of deluding her into thinking… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• 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

• delude — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. See deception. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. deceive, mislead, trick, fool; see deceive . See Synonym Study at deceive . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) (VOCABULARY WORD) v. [du LOOD] to deceive or fool.… …   English dictionary for students

• delude — de|lude [ dı lud ] verb transitive to make someone think something that is not true: DECEIVE: The government should not be deluded into thinking that it is popular. a. delude yourself to choose to believe something that is not true …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• delude — deluder, n. deludingly, adv. /di loohd /, v.t., deluded, deluding. 1. to mislead the mind or judgment of; deceive: His conceit deluded him into believing he was important. 2. Obs. to mock or frustrate the hopes or aims of. 3. Obs. to elude; evade …   Universalium

• delude — verb /dɪˈluːd,dɪˈljuːd,dɪˈluːd,dəˈluːd/ To deceive someone into believing something which is false. Syn: deceive, mislead …   Wiktionary