deceive

/dɪsˈiːv/

/dɪˈsiv/

[verb]

to deceive

[VERB]

MAIN VERB

to make a person believe something untrue

synonyms : cozen

delude

lead on

cause someone to believe an untruth

synonyms : betray

lead astray

antonyms : undeceive

Examples

1. He always warned his friends to be cautious of women, saying that the female of the species is more deadly than the male and that they should never underestimate a woman's ability to manipulate and deceive.

2. Deceiving people.

3. The quickness of the hands deceives the eye.

4. They deceived so many people.

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