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   delude

   /dɪˈl(j)uːd/

   verb

   • 1. make (someone) believe something that is not true: "too many theorists have deluded the public"

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Latin deludere ‘to mock’, from de- (with pejorative force) + ludere ‘to play’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. deluder noun

   Scrabble Points: 8

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