Delude

//dɪˈluːd// verb

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    To deceive into believing something which is false; to lead into error; to dupe. transitive

    "Ralph Wiggum is generally employed as a bottomless fount of glorious non sequiturs, but in “I Love Lisa” he stands in for every oblivious chump who ever deluded himself into thinking that with persistence, determination, and a pure heart he can win the girl of his dreams."

  2. 2
    be false to; be dishonest with wordnet
  3. 3
    To frustrate or disappoint. obsolete, transitive

    "It deludes thy search."

Etymology

From Middle English deluden, borrowed from Latin dēlūdō (“mock, deceive”), from de + lūdō (“to make sport of, to mock”). See ludicrous.

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