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   deceive

   /dɪˈsiːv/

   verb

   • 1. deliberately cause (someone) to believe something that is not true, especially for personal gain: "I didn't intend to deceive people into thinking it was French champagne" Similar swindledefraudcheattrickhoodwinkhoaxdupetake inmisleaddeludefooloutwitmisguidelead oninveigleseduceensnareentrapbeguiledouble-crossgullinformal:conbamboozledostingdiddlerip offshaftbilkrookpull a fast one onpull someone's legtake for a ridepull the wool over someone's eyesthrow dust in someone's eyesput one over ontake to the cleanersfiddleswizzlesell a pup tosuckersnookerstiffeuchrebuncohornswogglepull a swifty onarchaic:cozensharprare:mulct
   • ▪ (of a thing) give (someone) a mistaken impression: "the area may seem to offer nothing of interest, but don't be deceived"
   • ▪ fail to admit to oneself that something is true: "it was no use deceiving herself any longer—she loved him with all her heart"
   • ▪ be sexually unfaithful to (one's regular partner): "he had deceived her with another woman" Similar be unfaithful tobe disloyal tobe untrue tobe inconstant tocheat oncheatbetraybreak one's promise toplay someone falsefaillet downinformal:two-time

   Word Origin Middle English: from Old French deceivre, from Latin decipere ‘catch, ensnare, cheat’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. deceivable adjective
   • 2. deceiver noun

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishDECEIVED | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   Deceived is the past tense and past participle of deceive, which means to persuade someone that something false is the truth, or to keep the truth hidden from someone for your own advantage. See synonyms, antonyms, idioms, and usage examples of deceived in English.

3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishDECEIVE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   Deceive means to persuade someone that something false is the truth, or to keep the truth hidden from someone for your own advantage. Learn more about the meaning, synonyms, idioms, and usage of deceive with examples from the Cambridge Dictionary.

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5. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › deceiveDeceive Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   Learn the meaning of deceive, a verb that means to cause to believe what is untrue or invalid, and see synonyms, examples, and word history. Find out how to use deceive in a sentence and how it differs from related words like mislead and delude.

6. www.thefreedictionary.com › deceivedDeceived - definition of deceived by The Free Dictionary

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   Deceive means to cause to believe what is not true, or to be unfaithful to one's partner. Find out the origin, usage, and related words of deceive from various dictionaries and sources.

7. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryDECEIVE | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   Deceive means to persuade someone that something false is the truth, or to keep the truth hidden from someone for your own advantage. Learn more about the meaning, synonyms, antonyms, and usage of deceive in different contexts and levels of English.

8. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishDECEIVE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   Deceive means to make someone believe something that is not true, usually for your own benefit. Learn how to use deceive in different contexts, synonyms, pronunciation and grammar rules.

9. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › deceiveDeceive - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   To deceive means to trick or lie. A crafty kid might deceive his mother into thinking he has a fever by holding the thermometer to a light bulb to increase the temperature. Deceive is the trickier cousin of lie. You might lie about why you were late to school.