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deceive (convince to have a false belief)
- You may remember the old Persian saying, 'There is danger for him who taketh the tiger cub, and danger also for whoso snatches a delusion from a woman.'Adventure III — A Case of Identity (**% in)
- So determined was their denial that the inspector was staggered, and had almost come to believe that Mrs. St. Clair had been deluded when, with a cry, she sprang at a small deal box which lay upon the table and tore the lid from it.Adventure VI — The Man with the Twisted Lip (36% in)
There are no more uses of "delude" in The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
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