Delude
11delude — UK [dɪˈluːd] / US [dɪˈlud] verb [transitive] Word forms delude : present tense I/you/we/they delude he/she/it deludes present participle deluding past tense deluded past participle deluded to make someone think something that is not true The… …
12delude — v. (D; refl., tr.) to delude into * * * [dɪ luːd] (D; refl.,tr.) to delude into …
13delude — verb (T) to make someone believe something that is not true; deceive: delude sb/yourself: You re deluding yourself if you think you ll change Rob s mind. | delude sb into doing sth: That new job title is just a way of deluding her into thinking… …
14delude — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. See deception. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. deceive, mislead, trick, fool; see deceive . See Synonym Study at deceive . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) (VOCABULARY WORD) v. [du LOOD] to deceive or fool.… …
15delude — de|lude [ dı lud ] verb transitive to make someone think something that is not true: DECEIVE: The government should not be deluded into thinking that it is popular. a. delude yourself to choose to believe something that is not true …
16delude — /dəˈlud / (say duh loohd), / ˈljud/ (say lyoohd) verb (t) (deluded, deluding) 1. to mislead the mind or judgement of; deceive. –phrase 2. delude oneself, to refuse to acknowledge the truth about oneself. {Latin dēlūdere play false} –deluder, noun …
17delude yourself — phrase to choose to believe something that is not true Thesaurus: to believe or accept that something is true or existssynonym Main entry: delude …
18delude oneself — index err, misconceive, misunderstand Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
19delude — transitive verb (deluded; deluding) Etymology: Middle English, from Latin deludere, from de + ludere to play more at ludicrous Date: 15th century 1. to mislead the mind or judgment of ; deceive, trick 2 …
20delude — deluder, n. deludingly, adv. /di loohd /, v.t., deluded, deluding. 1. to mislead the mind or judgment of; deceive: His conceit deluded him into believing he was important. 2. Obs. to mock or frustrate the hopes or aims of. 3. Obs. to elude; evade …
