De-lūde', v. t.

v. t. [imp. & p. p. DELUDED; p. pr. & vb. n. DELUDING.] [Lat. deludere, from de and ludere, to play, to make sport of, to mock; It. deludere.]

1. To lead from truth or into error; to mislead the mind or judgment of; to beguile; to impose on. “To delude the nation by an airy phantom.” Burke.
2. To frustrate or disappoint. “It deludes thy search.” Dryden.

Syn.— To mislead; deceive; beguile. See MISLEAD.