From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Delude \De*lude"\, verb (used with an object) [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}.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
verb
1: be false to; be dishonest with [syn: {deceive}, {lead on}, {cozen}]
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
36 Moby Thesaurus words for "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
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