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Learn the meaning of deceive, a verb that means to cause to believe something that is not true or valid. Find synonyms, example sentences, word history, and related phrases for deceive.
Learn the meaning of deceive, a verb that means to trick or fool someone by saying something false or hiding the truth. Find synonyms, antonyms, idioms, and usage examples from the Cambridge Dictionary.
Deceived is the past tense of deceive, which means to trick or fool someone. Learn how to use deceived in sentences with synonyms, antonyms, and idioms.
to persuade someone that something false is the truth, or to keep the truth hidden from someone for your own advantage: The company deceived customers by selling old computers as new ones. deceive someone into doing something The sound of the door closing deceived me into thinking they had gone out. Synonym. trick.
Learn the meaning, pronunciation and usage of the verb deceive, which means to make somebody believe something that is not true. Find synonyms, idioms, word family and related topics for deceive.
Learn the meaning, usage and pronunciation of the verb deceive, which means to make someone believe something that is not true. Find synonyms, related words, grammar tips and example sentences from Collins Dictionary.
These verbs mean to cause someone to believe something untrue, usually with an ulterior motive in mind. Deceive, the most general, stresses the deliberate misrepresentation of what one knows to be true: "We are inclined to believe those whom we do not know, because they have never deceived us" (Samuel Johnson).
