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Meanings of delude in English

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Be false to; be dishonest with.

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Usage of delude in English
1
So choose; but don't delude yourself that it is not a choice.
A journey: my political life
2
Perhaps he wasn't just pretending to hear voices to delude the gullible.
Dancer’s Lament
3
The rest are happy if they can delude themselves for the moment.
The German Classics of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries, V...
4
If I can delude the woman through the muse, I am satisfied.
Charlemont; Or, The Pride of the Village. a Tale of Kentucky
5
He smiled boyishly, convinced he would always be able to delude her.
Jewels
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It may be simply a pretense, an effort to delude the police.
The Substitute Prisoner
7
He has the subtlety of Satan, yet he does not delude me.
The Sea-Hawk
8
Then why during three years did you delude me with vain hopes?
File No. 113
9
Don't be such a fool as to delude yourself about that, Morella.
Beyond The Rocks: A Love Story
10
It is only a sound, my dear; do not let it delude you.
The Goose Girl
11
Do not delude yourself with the idea that you can fly from me.
The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 14, No. 84, October, 1864 / A Magaz...
12
Those that delude themselves in this matter are of two kinds.
The Works of the Rev. Hugh Binning
13
He didn't delude himself that Joseph would be of much help to him.
Another part of the wood
14
No, in regard to that I cannot delude myself any longer.
Without Dogma: A Novel of Modern Poland
15
But let's not delude ourselves that they are the cause of the problem.
The Guardian
16
Don't delude yourself into thinking that slut would take you in.
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Translations for delude
Spanish
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Delude through the time
Delude across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Less common