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deluding

deluding is the present participle and gerund of delude.

Meaning of delude

Verb

delude (third-person singular simple present deludes, present participle deluding, simple past and past participle deluded)

  1. (transitive) To deceive into believing something which is false; to lead into error; to dupe.
    • Ralph Wiggum is generally employed as a bottomless fount of glorious non sequiturs, but in “I Love Lisa” he stands in for every oblivious chump who ever deluded himself into thinking that with persistence, determination, and a pure heart he can win the girl of his dreams.2012 August 5, Nathan Rabin, “TV: Review: THE SIMPSONS (CLASSIC): “I Love Lisa” (season 4, episode 15; originally aired 02/11/1993)”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name)
    Synonyms:
    deceive, mislead, lull
  2. (obsolete, transitive) To frustrate or disappoint.
    • It deludes thy search.c. 1680, John Dryden, Dido to Aeneas

Words formed from deluding

Questions about deluding

What is deluding the present participle and gerund of?
Deluding is the present participle and gerund of delude.

Words near deluding in the dictionary

  1. deluder
  2. deluders
  3. deludes
  4. deludest
  5. deludeth
  6. deluding
  7. deludingly
  8. deluge
  9. deluge gun
  10. deluge guns
  11. deluged

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