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delude
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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.

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

de·luder n.
de·luding·ly adv.

delude
Verb
[-luding, -luded] to make someone believe something that is not true [Latin deludere]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Verb1.delude - be false to; be dishonest with
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

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] vtengañar
delude [dɪˈluːd] vttromper, leurrer;
to delude o.s. → se leurrer, se faire des illusions
delude [dɪˈluːd] vttäuschen;
to delude o.s. → sich dat etwas vormachen
delude [dɪˈluːd] vtdeludere, illudere

delude
v delude [diˈluːd]
to deceive or mislead (usually without actually telling lies) She deluded herself into thinking he cared for her.mislei, fop, flousيَخْدَع، يَغُشзаблуждавамklamat (se), namluvitnarre; vildlede; føre bag lysetsich vormachenξεγελώ, παραπλανώengañareksiteele viimaگول زدن؛ فریب دادنjohtaa harhaan, tuudittautua(se) tromperלְהָשלוֹתधोखा देनाzavesti, zavaravatibecsapmenipuleiða á villigötur, blekkja (sjálfan sig)illudereまどわす속이다, 현혹하다apgauti, suklaidintimaldinātmemperdayawijsmakenføre bak lyset, lyve for (seg selv)oszukiwać, okłamywaćiludira (se) înşelaзаблуждатьсяklamať (sa)slepiti (se)zavaravati selura, förleda, bedraหลอกลวงkandırmak欺騙,哄騙,迷惑обманювати, вводити в омануدھوکا دینا ، گمراہ کرناlừa dối ai
n deˈlusion [-ʒən]
a false belief, especially as a symptom of mental illness The young man was suffering from delusions.misleiding, waan, valse voorstellingخِداع، غِشзаблудаblud, halucinacevrangforestillingdie Wahnvorstellungπλάνη, αυταπάτηfalsa ilusión, alucinaciónpettekujutlusتوهم؛ خیال واهیharhaluulohallucinationאַשלָיָהभ्रांतिobmana,prividérzékcsalódáshalusinasihugarórar; ranghugmyndfissazione妄想착각, 망상manijamaldīšanās; mānijamenipuwaanvoorstellingvrangforestilling, selvbedragułudadelíriodeziluzieзаблуждение; галлюцинацияblud, halucináciezabloda, iluzijaopsenavillfarelse, inbillning, vanföreställningการเข้าใจผิดhayal, kuruntu(醫學)妄想манія; галюцинаціяوہم ، خام خیالی بطور خللsự đánh lừa

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Bigger deludedly thinks that his violence will provide him with a "new life" (105), as Loeb also thought his crimes had given him a triumphant "new life" (Higdon 127), and liberated him from conventional morality.
Within mere minutes, she's given a job singing backup for a deeply untalented song thrush (who deludedly dismisses her supporting vocalists, to their faces, with a blithe, ``They don't matter'').
 
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