delude

de·lude  (d-ld)

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.

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[Middle English deluden, from Latin dldere : d-, de- + ldere, to play; see leid- in Indo-European roots.]

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de·luder n.

de·luding·ly adv.

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delude

Verb

[-luding, -luded] to make someone believe something that is not true [Latin deludere]

Thesaurus

Verb

1.

delude - be false to; be dishonest with cozen, deceive, lead on betray, sell - deliver to an enemy by treachery; "Judas sold Jesus"; "The spy betrayed his country" victimise, victimize - make a victim of; "I was victimized by this con-man" chisel, cheat - engage in deceitful behavior; practice trickery or fraud; "Who's chiseling on the side?" shill - act as a shill; "The shill bid for the expensive carpet during the auction in order to drive the price up" flim-flam, fob, fox, play a trick on, play tricks, pull a fast one on, trick, play a joke on - deceive somebody; "We tricked the teacher into thinking that class would be cancelled next week" befool, fool, gull - make a fool or dupe of cheat on, cuckold, wander, betray, cheat - be sexually unfaithful to one's partner in marriage; "She cheats on her husband"; "Might her husband be wandering?" hoax, play a joke on, pull someone's leg - subject to a playful hoax or joke ensnare, entrap, frame, set up - take or catch as if in a snare or trap; "I was set up!"; "The innocent man was framed by the police" humbug - trick or deceive

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delude

verb deceive, kid (informal) fool, trick, take in (informal) cheat, con (informal) mislead, impose on, hoax, dupe, beguile, gull (archaic) bamboozle (informal) hoodwink, take for a ride (informal) pull the wool over someone's eyes, lead up the garden path (informal) cozen, misguide

Translations

delude [dɪˈluːd] vt → engañar

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delude [dɪˈluːd] vt → tromper, leurrer;

to delude o.s. → se leurrer, se faire des illusions

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delude [dɪˈluːd] vt → täuschen;

to delude o.s. → sich dat etwas vormachen

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delude [dɪˈluːd] vt → deludere, illudere