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- Dictionarydeceive/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
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deceive The cigarette companies deceived the public about the health risks of cigarettes. deceive yourself You'd be deceiving yourself if you believed that. trick She felt they had tricked her into saying more than she intended. fool You don't fool me with your innocent act. take in They claimed to be destitute, but we weren't taken in.
transitive verb. 1. : to cause to accept as true or valid what is false or invalid. deceiving customers about the condition of the cars. bluffing at poker in order to deceive the other players. 2. archaic : ensnare. … he it was whose guile … deceived the mother of mankind …. John Milton.
DECEIVED definition: 1. past simple and past participle of deceive 2. to persuade someone that something false is the…. Learn more.
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.
Definition of deceive verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
deceive. deceive the public. 4 meanings: 1. to mislead by deliberate misrepresentation or lies 2. to delude (oneself) 3. to be unfaithful to (one's sexual.... Click for more definitions.
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.
