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(dɪluːd)

Word forms: 3rd person singular presenttense deludes, present participle deluding, past tense, past participle deluded

1. verb

If you delude yourself, you let yourself believe that something is true, even though it is not true.

The President was deluding himself if he thought he was safe from such action. [VERB pronoun-reflexive]

We delude ourselves that we are in control. [V pron-refl that]

I had deluded myself into believing that it would all come right in the end. [V pron-refl + into]

Synonyms: deceive, kid [informal], fool, trick More Synonyms of delude

2. verb

To delude someone into thinking something means to make them believe what is not true.

Television deludes you into thinking you have experienced reality, when you haven't. [VERB noun + into]

He had been unwittingly deluded by their mystical nonsense. [be VERB-ed]

[Also VERB noun]

delude in British English

(dɪˈluːd)

verb (transitive)

to deceive the mind or judgment of; mislead; beguile

2. rare

to frustrate (hopes, expectations, etc)

Derived forms

deludable (deˈludable)

adjective

deluder (deˈluder)

noun

deludingly (deˈludingly)

adverb

Word origin

C15: from Latin dēlūdere to mock, play false, from de- + lūdere to play

delude in American English

(dɪˈlud)

verb transitiveWord forms: deˈluded or deˈluding

to fool, as by false promises or wrong notions; mislead; deceive; trick

2. Obsolete

to elude or frustrate

SIMILAR WORDS: deˈceive

Word origin

ME deluden < L deludere < de-, from + ludere, to play: see ludicrous

Examples of 'delude' in a sentence
delude

He would have been dismissed as a deluded fool had he done that in early August.I think that deluded his mind.I have been a deluded fool.But this was not about them; in his deluded mind, it was about him.

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British English: delude VERB

If you delude yourself, you let yourself believe that something is true, even though it is not true.

The president was deluding himself if he thought he was safe from such action.

American English: delude
Brazilian Portuguese: iludir
Chinese: 欺骗
European Spanish: engañar
French: leurrer
German: täuschen
Italian: illudere
Japanese: 思い込ませる
Korean: 착각하다
European Portuguese: iludir
Latin American Spanish: engañar

(verb) in the sense of deceive

Definition

to make someone believe something that is not true

We delude ourselves that we are in control.

Synonyms

deceive

He has deceived and disillusioned us all.

kid (informal)

Are you sure you're not kidding me?

I'm just kidding.

fool

Art dealers fool a lot of people.

trick

He'll be upset when he finds out how you tricked him.

take in (informal)

cheat

He cheated people out of their life savings.

con (informal)

He claimed that the businessman had conned him out of his life savings.

mislead

Ministers knowingly misled the public.

impose on

hoax

He recently hoaxed a number of celebrities.

dupe

Some of the offenders duped the psychologists.

beguile

He used his newspapers to beguile his readers.

gull (archaic)

Consumers are no longer so easily gulled into paying extra for a designer label.

bamboozle (informal)

He was bamboozled by conmen.

hoodwink

Many people are hoodwinked by the so-called beauty industry.

take for a ride (informal)

pull the wool over someone's eyes

a phony psychic who pulled the wool over everyone's eyes

lead up the garden path (informal)

cozen

misguide

scam (slang)

Seedupe

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单词	delude
释义	Trends of delude View usage for: delude (dɪluːd) Word forms: 3rd person singular presenttense deludes, present participle deluding, past tense, past participle deluded 1. verb If you delude yourself, you let yourself believe that something is true, even though it is not true. The President was deluding himself if he thought he was safe from such action. [VERB pronoun-reflexive] We delude ourselves that we are in control. [V pron-refl that] I had deluded myself into believing that it would all come right in the end. [V pron-refl + into] Synonyms: deceive, kid [informal], fool, trick More Synonyms of delude 2. verb To delude someone into thinking something means to make them believe what is not true. Television deludes you into thinking you have experienced reality, when you haven't. [VERB noun + into] He had been unwittingly deluded by their mystical nonsense. [be VERB-ed] [Also VERB noun] delude in British English (dɪˈluːd) verb (transitive) 1. to deceive the mind or judgment of; mislead; beguile 2. rare to frustrate (hopes, expectations, etc) Derived forms deludable (deˈludable) adjective deluder (deˈluder) noun deludingly (deˈludingly) adverb Word origin C15: from Latin dēlūdere to mock, play false, from de- + lūdere to play delude in American English (dɪˈlud) verb transitiveWord forms: deˈluded or deˈluding 1. to fool, as by false promises or wrong notions; mislead; deceive; trick 2. Obsolete to elude or frustrate SIMILAR WORDS: deˈceive Word origin ME deluden < L deludere < de-, from + ludere, to play: see ludicrous Examples of 'delude' in a sentence delude He would have been dismissed as a deluded fool had he done that in early August. The Sun (2013) I think that deluded his mind. Times, Sunday Times (2013) I have been a deluded fool. Times, Sunday Times (2011) But this was not about them; in his deluded mind, it was about him. Times, Sunday Times (2015) In other languages delude British English: delude VERB If you delude yourself, you let yourself believe that something is true, even though it is not true. The president was deluding himself if he thought he was safe from such action. American English: delude Brazilian Portuguese: iludir Chinese: 欺骗 European Spanish: engañar French: leurrer German: täuschen Italian: illudere Japanese: 思い込ませる Korean: 착각하다 European Portuguese: iludir Latin American Spanish: engañar (verb) in the sense of deceive Definition to make someone believe something that is not true We delude ourselves that we are in control. Synonyms deceive He has deceived and disillusioned us all. kid (informal) Are you sure you're not kidding me? I'm just kidding. fool Art dealers fool a lot of people. trick He'll be upset when he finds out how you tricked him. take in (informal) cheat He cheated people out of their life savings. con (informal) He claimed that the businessman had conned him out of his life savings. mislead Ministers knowingly misled the public. impose on hoax He recently hoaxed a number of celebrities. dupe Some of the offenders duped the psychologists. beguile He used his newspapers to beguile his readers. gull (archaic) Consumers are no longer so easily gulled into paying extra for a designer label. bamboozle (informal) He was bamboozled by conmen. hoodwink Many people are hoodwinked by the so-called beauty industry. take for a ride (informal) pull the wool over someone's eyes a phony psychic who pulled the wool over everyone's eyes lead up the garden path (informal) cozen misguide scam (slang) Seedupe Nearby words of delude deliver deliverance delivery delude deluge delusion delusive Synonyms of 'delude' delude Explore 'delude' in the dictionary
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