Definitions for deludes

deludes de·lude

Spelling: [dih-lood]
IPA: /dɪˈlud/

Deludes is a 7 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 8 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 10 points.

You can make 99 anagrams from letters in deludes (ddeelsu).

Definitions for deludes

verb (used with object)

  1. to mislead the mind or judgment of; deceive:
  2. Obsolete. to mock or frustrate the hopes or aims of.
  3. Obsolete. to elude; evade.

Origin of deludes

1400-50; late Middle English deluden Latin dēlūdere to play false, equivalent to dē- de- + lūdere to play

Examples for deludes

Do not delude me with a chimera, and above all do not tempt me to sacrifice my honour to it.

Yet, desperately as he was in love, he could not delude himself with the belief that she cared for him.

She did not delude herself as to the doubts he still entertained.

Such a person they endeavour to delude with various pretences.

Out upon you, magpie; would you delude the old man with fables?

Might it not be a hoax purposely put in his way to delude him?

Because, since that is what our pursuers will expect of us, it will delude them the more if we keep straight on.

Without sufficient growth, we should not delude ourselves about how painful this is going to be.

These couldn't be more like Earth organisms if they'd been transplanted from home to delude us.

We should not delude ourselves that the middle is the golden path.

Word Value for deludes
Scrable

8

Words with friends

10

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