"delude" meaning in English

See delude in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /dɪˈluːd/ [UK], /dɪˈluːd/ [US] Audio: en-us-delude.ogg [US] Forms: delude [canonical], deludes [third-person, singular], deluded [past], deluded [past, participle], deluding [present, participle]
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  1. If you delude someone, you trick them into believing something which is not true. Synonyms: dupe
    Sense id: simple-delude-en-verb-jECrq39~
     
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