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Deceive

Deceive Meaning & Definition
Deceive Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Deceive?

[v] cause someone to believe an untruth; "The insurance company deceived me when they told me they were covering my house"
[v] be false to; be dishonest with

Synonyms | Synonyms for Deceive: betray | cozen | delude | lead astray | lead on

Related Terms | Find terms related to Deceive: abuse | bamboozle | be untruthful | befool | beguile | betray | bitch | bluff | bunk | cajole | cheat | cheat on | circumvent | con | conjure | cozen | debauch | defile | deflower | defraud | delude | despoil | diddle | do | dodge | double-cross | draw the longbow | dupe | elude | equivocate | evade | exaggerate | falsify | fib | finesse | foil | fool | force | forestall | four-flush | frustrate | gammon | get around | get round | give the runaround | give the slip | go one better | gull | hoax | hocus-pocus | hoodwink | hornswaggle | humbug | impose on | impose upon | inveigle | juggle | lead astray | lead on | let down | lie | lie flatly | mislead | mock | outfigure | outflank | outgeneral | outguess | outmaneuver | outplay | outreach | outsmart | outwit | overreach | pass the buck | pigeon | play one false | prevaricate | put | put something over | rape | ravage | ravish | ruin | seduce | sell out | shift | shift about | snow | soil | speak falsely | spoof | stonewall | story | stretch the truth | string along | suck in | sully | swindle | take | take in | tell a lie | throw off | trick | twist and turn | two-time | victimize | violate

See Also | bamboozle | befool | befool | betray | cheat | cheat on | chisel | cod | cuckold | dupe | ensnare | entrap | fob | fool | fool | fox | frame | gull | gull | hoax | hoodwink | humbug | impersonate | lead by the nose | misinform | mislead | personate | play a joke on | play a trick on | play false | pose | pull a fast one on | pull someone's leg | pull the wool over someone's eyes | put on | put one across | put one over | sell | set up | shill | slang | snow | take in | trick | victimise | victimize | wander

Deceive In Webster's Dictionary

\De*ceive"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Deceived}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Deceiving}.] [OE. deceveir, F. d['e]cevoir, fr. L. decipere to catch, insnare, deceive; de- + capere to take, catch. See {Capable}, and cf. {Deceit}, {Deception}.] 1. To lead into error; to cause to believe what is false, or disbelieve what is true; to impose upon; to mislead; to cheat; to disappoint; to delude; to insnare. Evil men and seducers shall wax worse and worse, deceiving, and being deceived. --2 Tim. iii. 13. Nimble jugglers that deceive the eye. --Shak. What can 'scape the eye Of God all-seeing, or deceive his heart? --Milton. 2. To beguile; to amuse, so as to divert the attention; to while away; to take away as if by deception. These occupations oftentimes deceived The listless hour. --Wordsworth. 3. To deprive by fraud or stealth; to defraud. [Obs.] Plant fruit trees in large borders, and set therein fine flowers, but thin and sparingly, lest they deceive the trees. --Bacon. Syn: {Deceive}, {Delude}, {Mislead}. Usage: Deceive is a general word applicable to any kind of misrepresentation affecting faith or life. To delude, primarily, is to make sport of, by deceiving, and is accomplished by playing upon one's imagination or credulity, as by exciting false hopes, causing him to undertake or expect what is impracticable, and making his failure ridiculous. It implies some infirmity of judgment in the victim, and intention to deceive in the deluder. But it is often used reflexively, indicating that a person's own weakness has made him the sport of others or of fortune; as, he deluded himself with a belief that luck would always favor him. To mislead is to lead, guide, or direct in a wrong way, either willfully or ignorantly.

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