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de·lude D0116500 (dĭ-lo͞od′)tr.v. de·lud·ed, de·lud·ing, de·ludes 1. To cause to hold a false belief; deceive thoroughly: unscrupulous brokers who deluded their clients about the underlying value of the stocks they were touting. 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; see leid- in Indo-European roots.] de·lud′er n.de·lud′ing·ly adv.delude (dɪˈluːd) vb (tr) 1. (Psychology) to deceive the mind or judgment of; mislead; beguile2. rare to frustrate (hopes, expectations, etc)[C15: from Latin dēlūdere to mock, play false, from de- + lūdere to play] deˈludable adj deˈluder n deˈludingly advde•lude (dɪˈlud) v.t. -lud•ed, -lud•ing. 1. to mislead the mind or judgment of. 2. Obs. to frustrate. 3. Obs. to elude. [1400–50; late Middle English < Latin dēlūdere to dupe =dē- de- + lūdere to play] de•lud′er, n. delude Past participle: deluded Gerund: deluding
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I delude | you delude | he/she/it deludes | we delude | you delude | they delude |
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I deluded | you deluded | he/she/it deluded | we deluded | you deluded | they deluded |
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I am deluding | you are deluding | he/she/it is deluding | we are deluding | you are deluding | they are deluding |
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I have deluded | you have deluded | he/she/it has deluded | we have deluded | you have deluded | they have deluded |
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I was deluding | you were deluding | he/she/it was deluding | we were deluding | you were deluding | they were deluding |
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I had deluded | you had deluded | he/she/it had deluded | we had deluded | you had deluded | they had deluded |
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I will delude | you will delude | he/she/it will delude | we will delude | you will delude | they will delude |
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I will have deluded | you will have deluded | he/she/it will have deluded | we will have deluded | you will have deluded | they will have deluded |
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I will be deluding | you will be deluding | he/she/it will be deluding | we will be deluding | you will be deluding | they will be deluding |
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I have been deluding | you have been deluding | he/she/it has been deluding | we have been deluding | you have been deluding | they have been deluding |
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I will have been deluding | you will have been deluding | he/she/it will have been deluding | we will have been deluding | you will have been deluding | they will have been deluding |
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I had been deluding | you had been deluding | he/she/it had been deluding | we had been deluding | you had been deluding | they had been deluding |
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I would delude | you would delude | he/she/it would delude | we would delude | you would delude | they would delude |
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I would have deluded | you would have deluded | he/she/it would have deluded | we would have deluded | you would have deluded | they would have deluded | ThesaurusVerb | 1. | delude - be false to; be dishonest withcozen, deceive, lead onbetray, sell - deliver to an enemy by treachery; "Judas sold Jesus"; "The spy betrayed his country"victimise, victimize - make a victim of; "I was victimized by this con-man"chisel, cheat - engage in deceitful behavior; practice trickery or fraud; "Who's chiseling on the side?"shill - act as a shill; "The shill bid for the expensive carpet during the auction in order to drive the price up"flim-flam, fob, fox, play a trick on, play tricks, pull a fast one on, trick, play a joke on - deceive somebody; "We tricked the teacher into thinking that class would be cancelled next week"befool, fool, gull - make a fool or dupe ofcheat on, cuckold, wander, betray, cheat - be sexually unfaithful to one's partner in marriage; "She cheats on her husband"; "Might her husband be wandering?"hoax, play a joke on, pull someone's leg - subject to a playful hoax or jokeensnare, entrap, frame, set up - take or catch as if in a snare or trap; "I was set up!"; "The innocent man was framed by the police"humbug - trick or deceive |
deludeverb deceive, kid (informal), fool, trick, take in (informal), cheat, con (informal), mislead, impose on, hoax, dupe, beguile, gull (archaic), bamboozle (informal), hoodwink, take for a ride (informal), pull the wool over someone's eyes, lead up the garden path (informal), cozen, misguide We delude ourselves that we are in control.deludeverbTo 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.Translationsdelude (diˈluːd) verb to deceive or mislead (usually without actually telling lies). She deluded herself into thinking he cared for her. 欺騙,哄騙,迷惑 欺骗,哄骗,迷惑 deˈlusion (-ʒən) noun a false belief, especially as a symptom of mental illness. The young man was suffering from delusions. (醫學)妄想 (医学)妄想 delude
delude (someone or oneself) into (something)To cause someone to believe something that is not true. I don't know how she deluded herself into thinking that she could continue to live in this dangerous neighborhood. My husband had deluded me into thinking that he had forgotten my birthday so that he could surprise me with a party.See also: deludedelude (someone) with (something)To use something to induce someone to believe falsehoods. The realtor must have deluded Elizabeth with lies—why else would she have moved into such a dangerous neighborhood?See also: deludedelude someone into somethingto fool someone into thinking something. You can't delude me into believing you. Todd deluded himself into believing he was back at home.See also: deludedelude someone with somethingto fool or trick someone with something. She deluded us with her clever talk. Don't delude yourself with false hopes.See also: deludeEncyclopediaSeedelusionLegalSeeDelusiondelude Related to delude: deluge, delude intoSynonyms for deludeverb deceiveSynonyms- deceive
- kid
- fool
- trick
- take in
- cheat
- con
- mislead
- impose on
- hoax
- dupe
- beguile
- gull
- bamboozle
- hoodwink
- take for a ride
- pull the wool over someone's eyes
- lead up the garden path
- cozen
- misguide
Synonyms for deludeverb to cause to accept what is false, especially by trickery or misrepresentationSynonyms- beguile
- betray
- bluff
- cozen
- deceive
- double-cross
- dupe
- fool
- hoodwink
- humbug
- mislead
- take in
- trick
- bamboozle
- have
- four-flush
Synonyms for deludeverb be false toSynonymsRelated Words- betray
- sell
- victimise
- victimize
- chisel
- cheat
- shill
- flim-flam
- fob
- fox
- play a trick on
- play tricks
- pull a fast one on
- trick
- play a joke on
- befool
- fool
- gull
- cheat on
- cuckold
- wander
- hoax
- pull someone's leg
- ensnare
- entrap
- frame
- set up
- humbug
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