Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Delude \De*lude"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Deluded}; p. pr. & vb.
   n. {Deluding}.] [L. deludere, delusum; de- + ludere to play,
   make sport of, mock. See {Ludicrous}.]
   1. 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.

            To delude the nation by an airy phantom. --Burke.

   2. To frustrate or disappoint.

            It deludes thy search.                --Dryden.

   Syn: To mislead; deceive; beguile; cajole; cheat; dupe. See
        {Deceive}.