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verb
To deceive into believing something which is false; to lead into error; to dupe.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
To frustrate or disappoint.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete, transitive
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verb
be false to; be dishonest with
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: deceive, lead on, cozen
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: victimize, victimise
Narrower terms: betray, sell, cheat, chisel, shill, flim-flam, play a joke on, play tricks, trick, fob, fox, pull a fast one on, play a trick on, fool, gull, befool, cheat on, cuckold, wander, hoax, pull someone's leg, ensnare, entrap, frame, set up, humbug
History
From Middle English deluden, borrowed from Latin dēlūdō (“mock, deceive”), from de + lūdō (“to make sport of, to mock”). See ludicrous.
Across languages
26 source translations are retained for this English entry.
