Definition of Delude

De`lude´
v. t.1.To lead from truth or into error; to mislead the mind or judgment of; to beguile; to impose on; to dupe; to make a fool of.
[imp. & p. p. Deluded; p. pr. & vb. n. Deluding.]
To delude the nation by an airy phantom.
- Burke.
2.To frustrate or disappoint.
It deludes thy search.
- Dryden.


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