delude
verb (used with object)
to mislead the mind or judgment of; deceive.
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A misunderstanding, which returns quickly, however often it is removed, acts again and again as deludingly and freshly as at the first time.
From Titan: A Romance v. 1 (of 2) by Jean Paul Friedrich Richter