delude

/dɪˈluːd/ verb [T]

Definition

› to make someone believe something that is not real or true: [often reflexive, + into + doing sth] She deluded herself into thinking she could win.

deluded adjective › believing things that are not real or true

(Definition of delude verb from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

If a reason, argument or explanation holds water, it is true

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