Delude: alternatives and connections

To fool; to delude or lead into error; to infatuate; to deceive.

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To deliver into the hands of an enemy by treachery or fraud, in violation of trust; to give up treacherously or faithlessly; as, an officer betrayed…

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An act of deception or fraud; that which is the means of fraud or deception; a fraud; a trick; imposition; imposture.

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A tool with a cutting edge on one end of a metal blade, used in dressing, shaping, or working in timber, stone, metal, etc.; -- usually driven by a m…

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A man whose wife is unfaithful; the husband of an adulteress.

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To catch in a snare. See Insnare.

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To catch in a trap; to insnare; hence, to catch, as in a trap, by artifices; to involve in difficulties or distresses; to catch or involve in contrad…

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A little pocket for a watch.

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A compound of gooseberries scalded and crushed, with cream; -- commonly called gooseberry fool.

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A carnivorous animal of the genus Vulpes, family Canidae, of many species. The European fox (V. vulgaris or V. vulpes), the American red fox (V. fulv…

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To construct by fitting and uniting the several parts of the skeleton of any structure; specifically, in woodwork, to put together by cutting parts o…

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To deceive; to cheat; to mislead; to trick; to defraud.

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A deception for mockery or mischief; a deceptive trick or story; a practical joke.

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An imposition under fair pretenses; something contrived in order to deceive and mislead; a trick by cajolery; a hoax.

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Self.

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To shell.

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An artifice or stratagem; a cunning contrivance; a sly procedure, usually with a dishonest intent; as, a trick in trade.

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To ramble here and there without any certain course or with no definite object in view; to range about; to stroll; to rove; as, to wander over the fi…

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To make a victim of, esp. by deception; to dupe; to cheat.

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The act of deluding; deception; a misleading of the mind.

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The act of deluding; deception; a misleading of the mind.

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Apt or fitted to delude; tending to mislead the mind; deceptive; beguiling; delusory; as, delusive arts; a delusive dream.

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Apt or fitted to delude; tending to mislead the mind; deceptive; beguiling; delusory; as, delusive arts; a delusive dream.

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Delusive; fallacious.

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Delusive; fallacious.

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To cheat; to defraud; to beguile; to deceive, usually by small arts, or in a pitiful way.

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To lead into error; to cause to believe what is false, or disbelieve what is true; to impose upon; to mislead; to cheat; to disappoint; to delude; to…

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