What (who) is delude - definition

Delude

·vt To frustrate or disappoint.

II. Delude ·vt 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.

delude

[d?'l(j)u:d]

¦ verb make (someone) believe something false.

Derivatives

deluded adjective

deludedly adverb

deluder noun

Origin

ME: from L. deludere 'to mock', from de- + ludere 'to play'.

delude

v. a.

Deceive, beguile, mislead, cheat, cozen, chouse, gull, dupe, circumvent, overreach, trick, impose upon, lead astray, lead into error.

Pronunciation examples for delude

1. I don't delude myself.

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2. but don't delude yourself.

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3. you can then delude yourself into believing

Nikole Hannah-Jones _ Modern Day Segregation _ Talks at Google

4. You can hypnotize yourself, or delude yourself

Bill Murray & Mitch Glazer _ Rock the Kasbah _ Talks at Google

5. issues. And I think you delude yourself if you think

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Examples of use of delude

1. So do not let the life of the present world delude you, and do not let deceptive thoughts about God delude you.

2. Livni added: "I advise Hamas, don‘t delude yourselves.

3. "We did not deceive anyone, we did not delude anyone.

4. Nevertheless this present life can delude people, as can Satan.

5. We must not delude ourselves into thinking that government responsibility will lead to Hamas‘s self–moderation.