ISEE/SSAT Vocabulary BuilderWordsDdelude
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delude
Meaning: to deceive into believing something false
delude in a sentence
How delude is used in real sentences:
The forged documents were meant to delude potential investors.
The impostor deluded the villagers into trusting his invented story.
“The ledgers, however, suggested he had sold clean spring water to loyalists while directing tainted water toward rebel families; perhaps Mara could delude herself that the entries described something innocent.”
— from the passage The Refusal at Ashdown
Synonyms for delude
Other words for delude — deceive, mislead and fool — carry the same meaning.
- deceive
- mislead
- fool
Antonyms of delude
Words that mean the opposite of delude:
- enlighten
- inform
- disabuse
Where it comes from
From Latin deludere, meaning 'to mock or deceive.'
Word parts
- lud/lus — play, mock
delude: de- (intensive) + lud (mock)
Memory hook
DELUDE sounds like 'the lie': a lie can delude someone.