DELUDE

delude. delude, deceiue, or laugh to scorne.

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delude. Delude, v.t. to deceive, gull, disappoint, debauch

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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. 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.
To delude the nation by an airy phantom. Burke. 2. 2. To frustrate or disappoint.
It deludes thy search. Dryden. Syn. — To mislead; deceive; beguile; cajole; cheat; dupe. See Deceive.