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deceive
[ dih-seev ]
verb (used with object)
- to mislead by a false appearance or statement; delude:
They deceived the enemy by disguising the destroyer as a freighter.
Synonyms: , , , , , , , , , ,
- to be unfaithful to (one's spouse or lover).
- Archaic. to while away (time).
verb (used without object)
- to mislead or falsely persuade others; practice deceit:
an engaging manner that easily deceives.
deceive
/ ɪˈː /
verb
- to mislead by deliberate misrepresentation or lies
- to delude (oneself)
- to be unfaithful to (one's sexual partner)
- archaic.to disappoint
his hopes were deceived
Derived Forms
- ˈԲ, adverb
- ˈ, noun
- ˈԲ, nounadjective
- ˈԱ, noun
- ˈ, adjective
- ˈ, adverb
Other yvlog Forms
- ····Ա ·····ٲ [dih-see-v, uh, -, bil, -i-tee], noun
- ··· adverb
- ·· noun
- ··Բ· adverb
- ·ٱ·· verb interdeceived interdeceiving
- ԴDz···Բ adjective
- ·· verb (used with object) predeceived predeceiving
- ·· verb (used with object) redeceived redeceiving
- ɱ-· adjective
yvlog History and Origins
yvlog History and Origins
Origin of deceive1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
“These deepfake scams can convincingly mimic voices and appearances, deceiving victims into transferring money or divulging sensitive information,” said Pete Nicoletti, Check Point's global chief information security officer for the Americas.
Prosecutor Timothy Cray KC said Prosper had deceived a private gun seller online using a forged shotgun licence to acquire his gun.
Cambridge Crown Court heard he also murdered Ms Hunt's mother, Carol, and sister, Hannah, after deceiving his way into their house in Bushey, Hertfordshire.
“No state should tolerate a company flagrantly deceiving borrowers and ignoring state rate caps and licensing laws.”
If you think any of these policy objectives, or recent Trump executive orders, are being exercised to abolish waste and fraud in government, you are badly deceived.
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More About Deceive
What doesdeceive mean?
Deceive means to lie, mislead, or otherwise hide or distort the truth.
The act or practice of deceiving can be called deceit or deception.
Lying is only one way of deceiving. Deceiving can consist of misrepresenting or omitting the truth or more complicated cover-ups. People can even deceive themselves by avoiding the truth.
The adjectives deceptive and deceitful can describe something that deceives or is intended to deceive. Someone who is known for deceiving others can be described as deceitful. Someone who is easily deceived can be described as deceivable.
Sometimes, the word deceive can be used in the context of things that are naturally or innocently misleading to one’s perception (without someone doing the deceiving), as in Do my eyes deceive me? The adjective deceiving can be used in this sense, as in Looks can be deceiving.
Example: A lot of advertising is intended to deceive us into thinking we need something.
Where doesdeceive come from?
The first records of the word deceive come from the 1200s. It comes from the Old French verb deceivre and ultimately derives from the Latin verb ŧ, meaning “to ensnare” (in the literal sense of trapping someone or an animal).
Deceiving can include attempts to mislead or trick someone or trap them with a deceptive scheme. Deceiving someone may not involve outright lying to them. Some forms of deception involve concealing the truth or simply omitting the truth.
The poem Marmion by Scottish poet Sir Walter Scott contains a famous line (often mistakenly attributed to Shakespeare) that uses the word deceive: “Oh, what a tangled web we weave,/ When first we practise to deceive!” This means that lying and deceiving people makes things really complicated—one lie often leads to a web of others.
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What are some other forms related to deceive?
- deceiving (continuous tense verb, adjective)
- deceiver (noun)
- deceivable (adjective)
What are some synonyms for deceive?
What are some words that share a root or word element with deceive?
What are some words that often get used in discussing deceive?
How isdeceive used in real life?
Deceive most commonly implies that the deception was intentional. For this reason, it is usually used negatively, especially to criticize those doing the deceiving.
At a minimum, we have to be able to trust that our representatives in Congress won't deceive us about a major threat to our lives so that they can profit on it. But that's exactly what Perdue and Loeffler did. It's an incredibly inhumane abuse of the public trust.
— Evan McMullin 🇺🇸 (@EvanMcMullin)
Designed to Deceive: Do These People Look Real to You? ()
— Dean Nicolls (@Dean_Nicolls)
don’t let that cute face deceive you! this little girl is a wild child 🌀
— Andrew Wiseman (@wisemannerisms)
Try usingdeceive!
Which of the following words is a synonym of deceive?
A. mislead
B. dupe
C. delude
D. all of the above
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