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de⋅lude

  [di-lood]
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–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.
Origin:
1400–50; late ME deluden < L dēlūdere to play false, equiv. to dē- de- + lūdere to play

Related forms:
de⋅lud⋅er, noun
de⋅lud⋅ing⋅ly, adverb

Synonyms:
1. beguile, cozen, dupe, cheat, defraud, gull.
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de·lude   (dĭ-lōōd')   
tr.v.   de·lud·ed, de·lud·ing, de·ludes
  1. To deceive the mind or judgment of: fraudulent ads that delude consumers into sending in money. 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.
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