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Victimise vs Delude - What's the difference?

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Victimise is a related term of delude.


As verbs the difference between victimise and delude

is that victimise is while delude is to deceive into believing something which is false; to lead into error; to dupe.

victimise

English

Verb

(victimis)

    • 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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