delude

English

WOTD - 26 October 2007    

Etymology

From Latin dēlūdō (“mock, deceive”)

Pronunciation

• (RP) IPA: /dɪˈluːd/, /dɪˈljuːd/
• (US) IPA: /dɪˈluːd/, /dəˈluːd/

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• Rhymes: -uːd

Verb

delude (third-person singular simple present deludes, present participle deluding, simple past and past participle deluded)

1. (transitive) To deceive someone into believing something which is false.

Synonyms

• (to deceive): deceive, mislead

Translations

to deceive

Bulgarian: заблуждавам (bg) Catalan: enganyar (ca) French: tricher (fr), tromper (fr) Hungarian: félrevezet (hu), megtéveszt (hu), becsap (hu)

Italian: illudere (it), ingannare (it) Romanian: înșela (ro), amăgi (ro) Spanish: engañar (es)

Anagrams

• dueled
• eluded

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Italian

Verb form

delude

1. third-person singular present tense of deludere

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Latin

Verb

delūde

1. second-person singular present active imperative of delūdō