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lude
Third Person
deludes
Present Participle
deluding
Past Tense
deluded
Past Participle
deluded
1
to deceive someone into believing something that is not true, often by creating false hopes or illusions
transitive
- The politician deluded voters with promises of unrealistic solutions to complex problems.
- She was deluded by her own optimism and didn’t prepare for the worst-case scenario.
- His charm and promises deluded her into trusting him too quickly.
- The illusion deluded the spectators, making them question what was real and what was not.
- The magician’s tricks deluded the audience into thinking they had seen real magic.