'V n that' - Construction 7

Name: the delude oneself that something is the case construction
Description: A person falsely thinks that something is the case.
Verbs: delude, flatter, kid
Example: ...to delude oneself that one can change one's intentions reflectively…(enTenTen20)
Membership: communication; self as source
Semantic fields and roles: Field: Cognition. Roles: NP1: Emoter-Actor; NP2: Emoter; that-clause: Phenomenon
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