delude
[verb]
Synonyms: deceive, beguile, dupe, fool, hoodwink, kid (informal), mislead, take in (informal), trick

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Contrasted words: enlighten, illume, illuminate, illustrate, light, lighten, elucidate, explain
Related Idioms: play tricks (or a trick) on

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

de‧lude /dɪˈluːd/ verb [transitive]
[Date: 1400-1500; Language: Latin; Origin: deludere, from ludere 'to play']
to make someone believe something that is not true Synonym : deceive:
I was angry with him for trying to delude me.
delude somebody/yourself into doing something
It is easy to delude yourself into believing you’re in love.
Don’t be deluded into thinking your house is burglarproof.

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲