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delude

de·lude [ di ld ] (past and past participle de·lud·ed, present participle de·lud·ing, 3rd person present singular de·ludes)


transitive verb 
Definition:
 
lead into false belief: to persuade somebody to believe something that is untrue or unreal

[15th century. < Latin deludere "play to your detriment" < ludere "play" (see ludic)]

de·lud·a·ble adjective
de·lud·ed adjective
de·lud·er noun
de·lud·ing·ly adverb
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