Definitions for deceive
dɪˈsivde·ceive

Princeton's WordNet(4.00 / 3 votes)Rate this definition:

1. deceive, lead on, delude, cozen(verb)

   be false to; be dishonest with

2. deceive, betray, lead astray(verb)

   cause someone to believe an untruth

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

Wiktionary(1.50 / 2 votes)Rate this definition:

1. deceive(Verb)

   To trick or mislead.

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

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Deceive(verb)

   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. Deceive(verb)

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

3. Deceive(verb)

   to deprive by fraud or stealth; to defraud

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

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.]

How to pronounce deceive?

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   Alex

   US English

   

   Daniel

   British

   

   Karen

   Australian

   

   Veena

   Indian

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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. Proverb:

   Women naturally deceive, weep, and spin

2. Seamus Hughes:

   It could be a concerted attempt to deceive.

3. Johann von Goethe:

   We are never deceived we deceive ourselves.

4. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe:

   We are never deceived; we deceive ourselves.

5. Jean de La Fontaine:

   It is a double pleasure to deceive the deceiver.

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