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to deceive
01
to make a person believe something untrue
Transitive: to deceive sb
Grammatical Information
Composition
Simple
Action verb
Regular
Present tense
deceive
3rd person singular
deceives
Present participle
deceiving
Past simple
deceived
Past participle
deceived
Examples
He tried to deceive his friends by pretending to be a millionaire.
02
cause someone to believe an untruth
Intransitive
Examples
The calm exterior of the lake deceived, masking its dangerous currents.
Lexical Tree
deceiver
undeceive
deceive
deceit
