delude

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Estimated CEFR level: C1 — Advanced

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Definition

  1. verb be false to; be dishonest with

Etymology

From Middle English deluden, borrowed from Latin dēlūdō (“mock, deceive”), from de + lūdō (“to make sport of, to mock”). See ludicrous.

In classic literature

Synonyms

deceive, lead on, cozen

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