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.

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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.

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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. Shlomo Touboul:

   The founders sat together with people from the 8200 Unit and they said, ‘Everyone’s focusing on the malware, but instead of focusing on that, step backward one step and look at the people who create the malware,’ the attacker has a weakness, like every human being. We thought about the attack from their point of view -- how they think, behave and act. We have a very good understanding of how they act so we know how to deceive them in their own territory.

2. Bernard Baruch:

   Approach each new problem not with a view of finding what you hope will be there, but to get the truth, the realities that must be grappled with. You may not like what you find. In that case you are entitled to try to change it. But do not deceive yourself as to what you do find to be the facts of the situation.

3. Eric Hoffer:

   Propaganda does not deceive people; it merely helps them to deceive themselves.

4. Shlomo Touboul:

   I’m strongly positive about our security, we know for sure that we could deceive them at any point in their moves.

5. Vilhjalmur Stefansson:

   What is the difference between unethical and ethical advertising? Unethical advertising uses falsehoods to deceive the public; ethical advertising uses truth to deceive the public.

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