delude de·lude vt

delude de·lude vt
[dɪ'luːd]
illudere, ingannare

to delude sb into thinking that ... — indurre qn a credere che...

to delude o.s — illudersi, farsi (delle) illusioni

FALSE FRIEND: delude is not translated by the Italian word deludere

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  • Delude — De*lude , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Deluded}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Deluding}.] [L. deludere, delusum; de + ludere to play, make sport of, mock. See {Ludicrous}.] 1. To lead from truth or into error; to mislead the mind or judgment of; to beguile; to… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • delude — de|lude [dıˈlu:d] v [T] [Date: 1400 1500; : Latin; Origin: deludere, from ludere to play ] to make someone believe something that is not true = ↑deceive ▪ I was angry with him for trying to delude me. delude sb/yourself into doing sth ▪ It is… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • delude — 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 …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • delude — de·lude di lüd vt, de·lud·ed; de·lud·ing to mislead the mind or judgment of …   Medical dictionary

  • delude — de·lude || dɪ luːd v. deceive, mislead, dupe, cheat …   English contemporary dictionary

  • delude — de·lude …   English syllables

  • delude — de•lude [[t]dɪˈlud[/t]] v. t. lud•ed, lud•ing 1) to mislead the mind or judgment of 2) Obs. to frustrate 3) Obs. to elude • Etymology: 1400–50; late ME < L dēlūdere to dupe =dē de +lūdere to play de•lud′er, n …   From formal English to slang

  • Deluded — Delude De*lude , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Deluded}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Deluding}.] [L. deludere, delusum; de + ludere to play, make sport of, mock. See {Ludicrous}.] 1. To lead from truth or into error; to mislead the mind or judgment of; to beguile;… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Deluding — Delude De*lude , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Deluded}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Deluding}.] [L. deludere, delusum; de + ludere to play, make sport of, mock. See {Ludicrous}.] 1. To lead from truth or into error; to mislead the mind or judgment of; to beguile;… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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