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Word: Delude
Speech Type: Verb
Etymology:
late Middle English: from Latin deludere ‘to mock’, from de- (with pejorative force) + ludere ‘to play’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
dɪˈl(j)uːd
Dialects: British English
Definition:
make (someone) believe something that is not true
Short Definition:make someone believe something that is not true
Examples:- too many theorists have deluded the public
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