de·lude
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Audio Help [di-lood] Pronunciation Key –verb (used with object), -lud·ed, -lud·ing.
| 1. | to mislead the mind or judgment of; deceive: His conceit deluded him into believing he was important. |
| 2. | Obsolete. to mock or frustrate the hopes or aims of. |
| 3. | Obsolete. to elude; evade. |
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de·lud·er, noun
de·lud·ing·ly, adverb
—Synonyms 1. beguile, cozen, dupe, cheat, defraud, gull.
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Deluding
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tr.v. de·lud·ed, de·lud·ing, de·ludes
[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. |
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