'Delude' definitions:

Definition of 'delude'

From: WordNet
verb
Be false to; be dishonest with [syn: deceive, lead on, delude, cozen]

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]

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