動詞 delude:

1. be false to; be dishonest with
   同義詞：deceive, lead on, cozen

1. Candidates running for president often delude the voters with election promises.
   參加總統(tǒng)競選的候選人往往以競選許諾來哄騙選民。
2. She deluded herself with false hopes.
   她以虛幻的希望欺騙自己。
3. Don't be deluded by appearances.
   不要被外表欺騙。
4. He deluded her with empty promises.
   他用虛假的諾言哄騙了她。

de.lude

v.tr.（及物動詞）
de.lud.ed,de.lud.ing,de.ludes
To deceive the mind or judgment of:
欺騙，蒙蔽：誤導(dǎo)…的想法或判斷力：
例句：
fraudulent ads that delude consumers into sending in money.See Synonyms at deceive
欺騙顧客花錢的虛假廣告參見 deceive

Obsolete To elude or evade.
【廢語】 迷惑或躲避
Obsolete To frustrate the hopes or plans of.
【廢語】 阻撓…的希望或計(jì)劃

來源：
Middle English deluden
中古英語 deluden
from Latin dôlôdere
源自 拉丁語 dôlôdere
dô- [de-]
dô- [前綴，表示.倒轉(zhuǎn).]
lôdere [to play] * see leid-
lôdere [玩弄] *參見 leid-

【引伸】
delud.er
n.（名詞）
delud.ingly
adv.（副詞）