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- Dictionaryde·ceive/dəˈsēv/
verb
- 1. (of a person) cause (someone) to believe something that is not true, typically in order to gain some personal advantage: "I didn't intend to deceive people into thinking it was French champagne" Similar
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The meaning of DECEIVE is to cause to accept as true or valid what is false or invalid. How to use deceive in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Deceive.
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.
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.
Deceive definition: to mislead by a false appearance or statement; delude. See examples of DECEIVE used in a sentence.
to persuade someone that something false is the truth; trick or fool: Some parents try to deceive school officials and enroll their children in other districts.
1. to mislead by deliberate misrepresentation or lies. 2. (Psychology) to delude (oneself) 3. to be unfaithful to (one's sexual partner) 4. archaic to disappoint: his hopes were deceived.
If you deceive someone, you make them believe something that is not true, usually in order to get some advantage for yourself. He has deceived and disillusioned us all. [ VERB noun ]
[transitive, intransitive] deceive (somebody) to make somebody have a wrong idea about somebody/something synonym mislead. Unless my eyes deceive me, that's his wife. the hallmarks of a detective mystery where appearances deceive; see also deceptive
to make someone believe something that is not true: The company deceived customers by selling old computers as new ones. Fewer examples. This was a deliberate attempt by them to deceive us. Don't be deceived by his smart appearance. Consumers can be deceived into thinking the drinks do not contain sugar. She felt ashamed of having deceived him.
deceive to make someone believe something that is not true, especially someone who trusts you, in order to get what you want: I don't know how he deceived me so well. betray to hurt someone who trusts you, especially by deceiving them or not being loyal to them: She felt betrayed when she found out the truth about him.
