delude
verb (used with object)
to mislead the mind or judgment of; deceive.
had deluded
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past perfectof delude.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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He did not know that it was the only caress she had ever received, and that she had wept because it had fallen so far short of what her imagination had deluded her into expecting.
From The Miller Of Old Church by Ellen Anderson Gholson Glasgow
He could forgive more easily because he had deluded her.
From Tristram of Blent An Episode in the Story of an Ancient House by Anthony Hope
If, upon leaving the Inn we had deluded ourselves with the idea of retiring from the public eye, we soon discovered our mistake.
From My Actor-Husband A true story of American stage life by Anonymous
He had been wary enough to wound himself, and to have feigned a terror which had deluded many into a belief in his innocence.
From Bucholz and the Detectives by Allan Pinkerton
The rascally Cardinal Coscia, who had deluded Benedict, was at once brought to justice and forced to disgorge his dishonest gains.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 4 "Cincinnatus" to "Cleruchy" by Various
