delude
verb (used with object)
to mislead the mind or judgment of; deceive.
deludes
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present tense formof delude (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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She concocts a fantasy, one that Arthur deludes himself into believing.
From Salon ● Oct. 12, 2024
It deludes us into thinking that someone else is going to rush in while we watch and cheer from the stands.
From Slate ● Mar. 4, 2024
After Strane is accused by a more recent student on social media, Vanessa is cornered: She faces or almost faces the ways she has been deluding herself, and then she deludes herself again.
From New York Times ● Mar. 6, 2020
Perhaps May also deludes herself that the present moment is especially propitious for a renewal of “our special relationship”.
From The Guardian ● Feb. 14, 2017
Alas for him who now deludes his yet high heart with a few notes of the music that so often was accompanied by his sword waving on to glory!
From Recreations of Christopher North, Volume I (of 2) by John Lyde Wilson
