delude
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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.
[Middle English deluden, from Latin dēlūdere : dē-, de- + lūdere, to play; see leid- in Indo-European roots.]
de·lud′er n.
de·lud′ing·ly adv.
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
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.
delude
Past participle: deluded
Gerund: deluding
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| Verb | 1. | delude - be false to; be dishonest with 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" 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?" 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 We delude ourselves that we are in control.
delude
verbTranslations
يَخْدَع، يَغُش
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delude
[dɪˈluːd] vt [+ person] → tromper, leurrerto delude sb into thinking that ... → faire croire à qn que ...
to delude o.s. → se leurrer, se faire des illusions
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 …
delude
(diˈluːd) verb to deceive or mislead (usually without actually telling lies). She deluded herself into thinking he cared for her.
deˈlusion (-ʒən) noun a false belief, especially as a symptom of mental illness. The young man was suffering from delusions.