Hypertext Webster Gateway: "delude"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Delude \De*lude"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Deluded}; p. pr. & vb.
n. {Deluding}.] [L. deludere, delusum; de- + ludere to play,
make sport of, mock. See {Ludicrous}.]
1. To lead from truth or into error; to mislead the mind or
judgment of; to beguile; to impose on; to dupe; to make a
fool of.
To delude the nation by an airy phantom. --Burke.
2. To frustrate or disappoint.
It deludes thy search. --Dryden.
Syn: To mislead; deceive; beguile; cajole; cheat; dupe. See
{Deceive}.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
delude
v : be false to; be dishonest with [syn: {deceive}, {lead on}, {cozen}]
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