Meaning of DELUDE
| Pronunciation: | | di'lood
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| | Definition: | | [v] be false to; be dishonest with |
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| | Synonyms: | | cozen, deceive, lead on |
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| | See Also: | | befool, betray, cheat, cheat on, chisel, cuckold, ensnare, entrap, fob, fool, fox, frame, gull, hoax, humbug, play a joke on, play a trick on, pull a fast one on, pull someone's leg, sell, set up, shill, trick, victimise, victimize, wander | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \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 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}.
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| | Related Terms: | | 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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