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[dih-lood] Origin

de·lude

[dih-lood]
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 Middle English deluden < Latin dēlūdere to play false, equivalent to dē- de- + lūdere to play

de·lud·er, noun
de·lud·ing·ly, adverb
non·de·lud·ed, adjective
non·de·lud·ing, adjective
pre·de·lude, verb (used with object), -lud·ed, -lud·ing.
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un·de·lud·ed, adjective
un·de·lud·ed·ly, adverb
un·de·lud·ing, adjective
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1. beguile, cozen, dupe, cheat, defraud, gull.

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delude
c.1400, from L. deludere "to mock, deceive," from de- "down, to one's detriment" + ludere "to play" (see ludicrous).
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