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Outwit vs Delude - What's the difference?

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In transitive terms the difference between outwit and delude

is that outwit is to get the better of; to outsmart, to beat in a competition of wits while delude is to deceive into believing something which is false; to lead into error; to dupe.

outwit

English

Verb

(outwitt)
  • To get the better of; to outsmart, to beat in a competition of wits.

    • Synonyms

    *outfox, outguess, outsmart

    delude

    English

    Verb

    (delud)
  • To deceive into believing something which is false; to lead into error; to dupe.
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  • * Burke
    • To delude the nation by an airy phantom.
  • (obsolete) To frustrate or disappoint.
  • * Dryden
    • It deludes thy search.

    Synonyms

    * (to deceive) deceive, mislead

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