| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Verb | 1. To cheat, deceive, bamboozle, beguile or hoodwink.
[Eve - graph theoretic] 2. To mislead, baffle or betray. [Eve - graph theoretic] 3. To overreach or outfox. [Eve - graph theoretic] 4. To impose, demarcate or stick. [Eve - graph theoretic] 5. To disappoint or falsify. [Eve - graph theoretic] 6. To fool, gull, dupe, chicane or jockey. [Eve - graph theoretic] 7. To humbug, spoof, trick, hoax or feint.[Eve - graph theoretic] 8. Present participle conjugation of the verb delude.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
| Verb Base (delude) | 1. Be false to; be dishonest with.[Wordnet]. 2. To lead from truth or into error; to mislead the mind or judgment of; to beguile; to impose on; to dupe; to make a fool of.[Websters]. 3. To frustrate or disappoint.[Websters]. 4. Base verb from the following inflections: deluding, deluded, deludes, deluder, deluders, deludingly and deludedly.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
| Adjective | 1. Being deceptive, fallacious, misleading or deceitful.
[Eve - graph theoretic] 2. Being false, hypocritical or fake. [Eve - graph theoretic] 3. Being frustrating or disillusioning. [Eve - graph theoretic] 4. Being alluring or enticing. [Eve - graph theoretic] 5. Being tantalizing or worrying. [Eve - graph theoretic] 6. Being confusing or puzzling.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
Sources: compiled from various sources, (under license) copyright 2008. | Top | |
Date "DELUDING" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1350. (references) |
Specialty Definition: DELUDING
| Domain | Definition | ||
| Noah Webster | [Verb] Deceiving; leading astray; misleading the opinion or judgment.. Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary. | ||
| Wiktionary | [Verb] Present participle of delude. (references) | ||
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | Top | ||
