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- DictionaryDe·lude/dəˈlo͞od/
verb
- 1. impose a misleading belief upon (someone); deceive; fool: "too many theorists have deluded the public"
The meaning of DELUDE is to mislead the mind or judgment of : deceive, trick. How to use delude in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Delude.
to believe something that is not true, especially because you want to believe it: He's deluding himself if he thinks he's going to be promoted this year. Maybe we've just deluded ourselves into thinking we can solve the problem. See. delude. More examples. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases.
Delude definition: to mislead the mind or judgment of; deceive. See examples of DELUDE used in a sentence.
If you delude someone into thinking something, you are making a fool of them, or making them foolish. The word shares a root with ludicrous which means completely ridiculous. The thing that you foolishly believe is a delusion.
to believe something that is not true, especially because you want to believe it: He's deluding himself if he thinks he's going to be promoted this year. Maybe we've just deluded ourselves into thinking we can solve the problem. See. delude. More examples. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases.
Delude definition: To cause to hold a false belief; deceive thoroughly.
Definition of delude verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
To delude someone into thinking something means to make them believe what is not true.
DELUDE meaning: 1. to make someone believe something that is not real or true: 2. believing things that are not…. Learn more.
A complete guide to the word "DELUDE": definitions, pronunciations, synonyms, grammar insights, collocations, examples, and translations.
