delude

To delude is defined as to trick someone or to cause someone to believe something that is untrue.

(verb)

When you convince someone that a lie you tell is true, this is an example of a situation where you delude him into believing your lie.

See delude in Webster's New World College Dictionary

transitive verb deluded, deluding

Origin: ME deluden < L deludere < de-, from + ludere, to play: see ludicrous

See delude in American Heritage Dictionary 4

transitive verb de·lud·ed, de·lud·ing, de·ludes

To deceive the mind or judgment of: fraudulent ads that delude consumers into sending in money. See Synonyms at deceive.
Obsolete To elude or evade.
Obsolete To frustrate the hopes or plans of.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English deluden

Origin: , from Latin dēlūdere

Origin: : dē-, de-

Origin: + lūdere, to play; see leid- in Indo-European roots

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