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1. (v.t.) deceive
to mislead by a false appearance or statement; trick.
2. deceive
to be unfaithful to (one's spouse or lover).
3. deceive
Archaic. to while away (time).
4. (v.i.) deceive
to practice deceit.
Etymology: (1250–1300; ME < OF deceivre < L dēcipere lit., to ensnare)
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1. (verb) deceive, lead on, delude, cozen
be false to; be dishonest with
2. (verb) deceive, betray, lead astray
cause someone to believe an untruth
"The insurance company deceived me when they told me they were covering my house"
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1. (verb) deceive
to deliberately mislead; = trick
They had been deceived by their leaders; deceived into thinking sth
2. deceive
deceive yourself
to not admit to yourself that sth is true
If you think she loves you, you're deceiving yourself.
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| Definition of 'deceive' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (verb) deceive
to lead into error; to cause to believe what is false, or disbelieve what is true; to impose upon; to mislead; to cheat; to disappoint; to delude; to insnare
2. (verb) deceive
to beguile; to amuse, so as to divert the attention; to while away; to take away as if by deception
3. (verb) deceive
to deprive by fraud or stealth; to defraud
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Sense: to mislead or cause to make mistakes, usually by giving or suggesting false information
He was deceived by her innocent appearance.
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 Afrikaans: bedrieg, mislei, kul |
 Arabic: يَخْدَع، يَغُش |
 Bulgarian: измамвам |
 Brazilian: enganar |
 Czech: oklamat |
 German: täuschen |
 Danish: narre; snyde |
 Greek: εξαπατώ |
 Spanish: engañar, defraudar, menti |
 Estonian: (kedagi) sisse vedama |
 Farsi: فریب دادن؛ گول زدن |
 Finnish: pettää |
 French: tromper |
 Hebrew: לְרָמְוֹת, לְהוֹנוֹת |
 Hindi: धोखा देना |
 Croatian: prevariti, zavesti |
 Hungarian: becsap |
 Indonesian: mengecoh |
 Icelandic: svíkja |
 Italian: ingannare |
 Japanese: だます |
 Korean: 속이다 |
 Lithuanian: apgau(dinė)ti, (su)klaidi |
 Latvian: krāpt; maldināt |
 Malay: tipu |
 Dutch: bedriegen |
 Norwegian: bedra, narre |
 Polish: oszukiwać, wprowadzać w b |
 Persian: فریب دادن؛ گول زدن |
 Pashto: خطا ايستل،غولول، تيرايستل |
 Portuguese: enganar |
 Romanian: aînşela |
 Russian: обманывать(ся) |
 Slovak: oklamať |
 Slovenian: varati, premamiti |
 Serbian: obmanuti |
 Swedish: bedra, vilseleda, lura |
 Thai: หลอกลวง |
 Turkish: kandırmak, aldatmak |
 Taiwanese: 欺騙，弄虛造假 |
 Ukrainian: обманювати |
 Urdu: غلط بیانی کرنا |
 Vietnamese: đánh lừa |
 Chinese: 欺骗，弄虚作假 |
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