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What does delude mean?

Looking for the meaning or definition of the word delude? Here's what it means.

Verb
  1. (transitive) To deceive into believing something which is false; to lead into error; to dupe.
  2. (transitive, obsolete) To frustrate or disappoint.
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Men belaud you as delicate and fragile, so as to delude you into thinking yourselves weak.
This can delude people who want their leaders to improve their economic conditions.
Yes, my screams broke up that well-arranged plan to delude Mr. Burke from my side, and it broke up the crabbing party too.
But I never let my personal loyalties delude me into thinking that the determination of winners is anything but arbitrary.
It was tempting to delude people that we had received more cards than we actually did.
It's all too easy to delude yourself that the few square blocks in which you live or work are the sum of New York.

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