Brazil is the largest coffee producer in the world. Each year Brazil exports more than 44 million bags of coffee. Vietnam follows at exporting over 27 million bags each year.
DELUDE
deceive, lead on, delude, cozen
(verb) be false to; be dishonest with
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
delude (third-person singular simple present deludes, present participle deluding, simple past and past participle deluded)
(transitive) To deceive into believing something which is false; to lead into error; to dupe.
(transitive, obsolete) To frustrate or disappoint.
Synonyms
• (to deceive): deceive, mislead
Anagrams
• dueled, eluded
Source: Wiktionary
De*lude", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Deluded; p. pr. & vb. n. Deluding.] Etym: [L. deludere, delusum; de- + ludere to play, make sport of, mock. See Ludicrous.]
1. To lead from truth or into error; to mislead the mind or judgment of to beguile; to impose on; to dupe; to make a fool of. To delude the nation by an airy phantom. Burke.
2. To frustrate or disappoint. It deludes thy search. Dryden.
Syn.
– To mislead; deceive; beguile; cajole; cheat; dupe. See Deceive.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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