What does deceive mean?
Definitions for deceive
dɪˈsivde·ceive
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Princeton's WordNet
deceive, lead on, delude, cozenverb
be false to; be dishonest with
deceive, betray, lead astrayverb
cause someone to believe an untruth
"The insurance company deceived me when they told me they were covering my house"
Wiktionary
deceiveverb
To trick or mislead.
Etymology: deceyven, from deceivre (Modern French décevoir), from decipere, from de- + capere; see captive. Compare conceive, perceive, receive.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
To DECEIVEverb
Etymology: decipio, Latin.
Some have been apt to be deceived into an opinion, that there was a natural or divine right of primogeniture to both estate and power. John Locke.
The Turkish general, deceived of his expectation, withdrew his fleet twelve miles off. Richard Knolles, History of the Turks.
I now believ’d
The happy day approach’d, nor are my hopes deceiv’d. Dryd.They rais’d a feeble cry with trembling notes,
But the weak voice deceiv’d their gasping throats. John Dryden, Æn.
Wikipedia
deceive
Deception or falsehood is an act or statement that misleads, hides the truth, or promotes a belief, concept, or idea that is not true. It is often done for personal gain or advantage. Deception can involve dissimulation, propaganda and sleight of hand as well as distraction, camouflage or concealment. There is also self-deception, as in bad faith. It can also be called, with varying subjective implications, beguilement, deceit, bluff, mystification, ruse, or subterfuge. Deception is a major relational transgression that often leads to feelings of betrayal and distrust between relational partners. Deception violates relational rules and is considered to be a negative violation of expectations. Most people expect friends, relational partners, and even strangers to be truthful most of the time. If people expected most conversations to be untruthful, talking and communicating with others would require distraction and misdirection to acquire reliable information. A significant amount of deception occurs between some romantic and relational partners.Deceit and dishonesty can also form grounds for civil litigation in tort, or contract law (where it is known as misrepresentation or fraudulent misrepresentation if deliberate), or give rise to criminal prosecution for fraud. It also forms a vital part of psychological warfare in denial and deception.
ChatGPT
deceive
Deceive is to deliberately cause someone to believe something that is not true, typically in order to gain an advantage or personal benefit. It refers to the act of misleading, tricking, or causing someone to have a false impression or belief through dishonesty, omission of truth, or manipulation.
Webster Dictionary
Deceiveverb
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
Deceiveverb
to beguile; to amuse, so as to divert the attention; to while away; to take away as if by deception
Deceiveverb
to deprive by fraud or stealth; to defraud
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Deceive
de-sēv′, v.t. to mislead or cause to err: to cheat: to disappoint.—adj. Deceiv′able, that may be deceived: exposed to imposture.—n. Deceiv′ableness.—adj. Deceiv′ably.—n. Deceiv′er. [Fr. décevoir—L. decipĕre, deceptum—de, from capĕre, to take, catch.]
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of deceive in Chaldean Numerology is: 2
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of deceive in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8
Examples of deceive in a Sentence
The Chinese's an open secret that relevant Bill Priestap government agencies have long engaged in large-scale and organized cyber theft and surveillance against foreign governments, companies and individuals, the' cyber theft' accusations against The Chinese by Bill Priestap are purely groundless counter-charges and can deceive no one but The Chinese.
A man's women folk, whatever their outward show of respect for his merit and authority, always regard him secretly as an ass, and with something akin to pity. His most gaudy sayings and doings seldom deceive them they see the actual man within, and know him for a shallow and pathetic fellow. In this fact, perhaps, lies one of the best proofs of feminine intelligence, or, as the common phrase makes it, feminine intuition.
To the rulers of the state then, if to any, it belongs of right to use falsehood, to deceive either enemies or their own citizens, for the good of the state: and no one else may meddle with this privilege.
I hope that the police will not deceive themselves, it is a triad fight, and not a normal confrontation.
When a person cannot deceive himself the chances are against his being able to deceive other people.
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- خدعArabic
- измамвам, мамяBulgarian
- decebreCatalan, Valencian
- klamat, oklamatCzech
- täuschen, betrügenGerman
- εξαπατώGreek
- trompiEsperanto
- burlar, engañarSpanish
- huijata, pettää, johtaa harhaanFinnish
- tromper, leurrerFrench
- meallScottish Gaelic
- לרמותHebrew
- becsap, átver, megtévesztHungarian
- մոլորեցնել, խաբելArmenian
- ingannareItalian
- להטעותHebrew
- 欺く, 騙すJapanese
- decipio, mentiorLatin
- klaidintiLithuanian
- maldināt, apmānītLatvian
- misleiden, bedriegenDutch
- enganarPortuguese
- amăgi, înșelaRomanian
- обмануть, обманыватьRussian
- nasamarívati, nasamáritiSerbo-Croatian
- bedraSwedish
- دھوکہ دیناUrdu
- lừa dốiVietnamese
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