Definitions for Deceive
dɪˈsivde·ceive

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:4.0 / 3 votes

1. deceive, lead on, delude, cozenverb

   be false to; be dishonest with

2. deceive, betray, lead astrayverb

   cause someone to believe an untruth

   "The insurance company deceived me when they told me they were covering my house"

WiktionaryRate this definition:1.3 / 3 votes

1. deceiveverb

   To trick or mislead.

2. Etymology: deceyven, from deceivre (Modern French décevoir), from decipere, from de- + capere; see captive. Compare conceive, perceive, receive.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. To DECEIVEverb

   Etymology: decipio, Latin.

   1. To cause to mistake; to bring into errour; to impose upon.

   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.

   2. To delude by stratagem.3. To cut off from expectation.

   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.

   4. To mock; to fail.

   They rais’d a feeble cry with trembling notes,
   But the weak voice deceiv’d their gasping throats. John Dryden, Æn.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. 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.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. 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 DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. 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

2. Deceiveverb

   to beguile; to amuse, so as to divert the attention; to while away; to take away as if by deception

3. Deceiveverb

   to deprive by fraud or stealth; to defraud

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. 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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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Deceive in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Deceive in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of Deceive in a Sentence

1. Jean de La Fontaine:

   It is a double pleasure to deceive the deceiver.

2. Proverb:

   Who are ready to believe, are easy to deceive.

3. Rachel Dolezal:

   It's taken my entire life to negotiate how to identify, and I've done a lot of research and a lot of studying, i could have a long conversation, an academic conversation about that. I don't know. I just feel like I didn't mislead anybody; I didn't deceive anybody.

4. Shannon Stewart:

   Today's society has decided it's better to assume, deceive or lie to ourselves to spare our own feelings. When accepted the truth will set us free. Anything aside from that will torment us. Feelings are made from thoughts; thoughts can be controled. We fall in love because we THINK about how wonderful someone is; we hate because we can't stop THINKING about what they did to us. In the end, WE control our own thoughts and feelings.

5. Marcel Proust:

   A woman one loves rarely suffices for all our needs, so we deceive her with another whom we do not love.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Deceive
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Deceive
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=Deceive
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deceive
5. ^ ChatGPT
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6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Deceive
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=Deceive