delude

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Pronunciation

• (RP) IPA: /dɪˈluːd/, /dɪˈljuːd/
• (America) IPA: /dɪˈluːd/, /dəˈluːd/

Verb

delude (deludes, present participle deluding; past and past participle deluded)

1. (transitive) To deceive into believing something which is false; to lead into error; to dupe.

   • To delude the nation by an airy phantom.

2. (transitive, obsolete) To frustrate or disappoint.

   • It deludes thy search.

Synonyms

• (to deceive) deceive, mislead

Related terms

• delusion
• delusional
• deluded
• allude
• elude
• illude

Translations

• French: tricher, tromper
• German: irreführen, täuschen
• Italian: illudere, ingannare
• Spanish: deludir, engañar

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