delude
[ dih-lood ]
/ dɪˈlud /
verb (used with object), de·lud·ed, de·lud·ing.
to mislead the mind or judgment of; deceive: His conceit deluded him into believing he was important.
Obsolete.
to mock or frustrate the hopes or aims of.
Obsolete.
to elude; evade.
Origin of delude
1400–50; late Middle English
deluden < Latin
dēlūdere to play false, equivalent to
dē-
de- +
lūdere to play
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delude
/ (dɪˈluːd) /
verb (tr)
to deceive the mind or judgment of; mislead; beguile
rare
to frustrate (hopes, expectations, etc)
Derived forms of delude
deludable, adjective deluder, noun deludingly, adverbWord Origin for delude
C15: from Latin
dēlūdere to mock, play false, from
de- +
lūdere to play