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de·lude
 delude
- pronunciation:
- d
lud
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transitive verb |
| inflections: |
deluded, deludes, deluding |
| definition: |
to cause to hold a false belief; mislead; deceive.- synonyms:
- betray, bluff, deceive, mock
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| related words: |
baffle, bluff, cheat, dupe, fool, hoax, lull, mystify, trick |
| derivations: |
deludingly (adv.), deluder (n.) |
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