delude

de·lude

 (dĭ-lo͞od′)

tr.v. de·lud·ed, de·lud·ing, de·ludes

1. To cause to hold a false belief; deceive thoroughly: unscrupulous brokers who deluded their clients about the underlying value of the stocks they were touting. 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 dēlūdere : dē-, de- + lūdere, to play; see leid- in Indo-European roots.]

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de·lud′er n.

de·lud′ing·ly adv.

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delude

(dɪˈluːd)

vb (tr)

1. (Psychology) to deceive the mind or judgment of; mislead; beguile

2. rare to frustrate (hopes, expectations, etc)

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

deˈludable adj

deˈluder n

deˈludingly adv

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de•lude

(dɪˈlud)

v.t. -lud•ed, -lud•ing.

1. to mislead the mind or judgment of.

2. Obs. to frustrate.

3. Obs. to elude.

[1400–50; late Middle English < Latin dēlūdere to dupe =dē- de- + lūdere to play]

de•lud′er, n.

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delude

Past participle: deluded
Gerund: deluding

Imperative

delude

delude

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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, 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 We delude ourselves that we are in control.

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delude

verb

To cause to accept what is false, especially by trickery or misrepresentation:

beguile, betray, bluff, cozen, deceive, double-cross, dupe, fool, hoodwink, humbug, mislead, take in, trick.

Informal: bamboozle, have.

Slang: four-flush.

Idioms: lead astray, play false, pull the wool over someone's eyes, put something over on, take for a ride.

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Translations

يَخْدَع، يَغُش

klamatnamluvit

føre bag lysetnarrevildlede

aufziehenbetrügenfoppensich vormachentäuschen

tromper

leiîa á villigötur, blekkja

illudereillusione

manija

maldināt

lyve for

kandırmak

哄骗欺骗迷惑

delude

[dɪˈluːd] VT → engañar
to delude sb into thinking (that) → hacer creer a algn (que) ...
to delude o.s → engañarse
to delude o.s. into thinking (that) → engañarse pensando (que) ...

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delude

[dɪˈluːd] vt [+ person] → tromper, leurrer
to delude sb into thinking that ... → faire croire à qn que ...
to delude o.s. → se leurrer, se faire des illusions

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

delude

vt → täuschen, irreführen (with mit); to delude somebody into thinking something → jdn dazu verleiten, etw zu glauben; to delude oneself → sich (dat) → Illusionen machen, sich (dat) → etwas vormachen; stop deluding yourself that … → hör auf, dir vorzumachen, dass …; don’t delude yourself that … → mach dir doch nicht vor, dass …

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delude

[dɪˈluːd] vt → illudere, ingannare
to delude sb into thinking that ... → portare qn a credere che...
to delude o.s → illudersi, farsi (delle) illusioni

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delude

(diˈluːd) verb

to deceive or mislead (usually without actually telling lies). She deluded herself into thinking he cared for her. mislei, fop, flous يَخْدَع، يَغُش заблуждавам iludir klamat (se), namluvit sich vormachen narre; vildlede; føre bag lyset ξεγελώ, παραπλανώengañar eksiteele viima گول زدن؛ فریب دادن johtaa harhaan tromper לְהָשלוֹת धोखा देना zavesti, zavaravati becsap menipu leiða á villigötur, blekkja (sjálfan sig) illudere まどわす 현혹하다 apgauti, suklaidinti maldināt memperdaya wijsmakenføre bak lyset, lyve foroszukiwać, okłamywać بې لارې كول، ګمراه كول، تېرايستل iludir a (se) înşela заблуждаться klamať (sa) slepiti (se) zavaravati se lura, förleda, bedra หลอกลวง kandırmak 欺騙，哄騙，迷惑 обманювати, вводити в оману دھوکا دینا ، گمراہ کرنا lừa dối ai 欺骗，哄骗，迷惑

deˈlusion (-ʒən) noun

a false belief, especially as a symptom of mental illness. The young man was suffering from delusions. misleiding, waan, valse voorstelling خِداع، غِش заблуда delírio blud, halucinace die Wahnvorstellung vrangforestilling πλάνη, αυταπάτη falsa ilusión, alucinación pettekujutlus توهم؛ خیال واهی harhaluulo hallucinationאשליה भ्रांति obmana, privid érzékcsalódás halusinasi hugarórar; ranghugmynd fissazione 妄想 현혹 manija maldīšanās; mānija menipu waanvoorstellingvrangforestilling, selvbedragułuda خیال delírio deziluzie заблуждение; галлюцинация blud, halucinácie zabloda, iluzija opsena villfarelse, inbillning, vanföreställning การเข้าใจผิด hayal, kuruntu (醫學)妄想 манія; галюцинація وہم ، خام خیالی بطور خلل sự đánh lừa （医学）妄想

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