'Delude' definitions:
Definition of 'delude'
From: WordNet
Definition of 'Delude'
From: GCIDE
- Delude \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. [1913 Webster]
- To delude the nation by an airy phantom. --Burke. [1913 Webster]
- 2. To frustrate or disappoint. [1913 Webster]
- It deludes thy search. --Dryden.
- Syn: To mislead; deceive; beguile; cajole; cheat; dupe. See Deceive. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'delude'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- 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