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to deceive
01
to make a person believe something untrue
Transitive: to deceive sb
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
