Definition of deceive

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Deceive (v. t.) 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..

Lern More About Deceive

Frailty :: Frailty (a.) The condition quality of being frail, physically, mentally, or morally, frailness; infirmity; weakness of resolution; liableness to be deceived or seduced..
Self-deceit :: Self-deceit (n.) The act of deceiving one's self, or the state of being self-deceived; self-deception..
Fallacious :: Fallacious (a.) Embodying or pertaining to a fallacy; illogical; fitted to deceive; misleading; delusive; as, fallacious arguments or reasoning..
Dodge :: Dodge (n.) The act of evading by some skillful movement; a sudden starting aside; hence, an artful device to evade, deceive, or cheat; a cunning trick; an artifice..
Deceivableness :: Deceivableness (n.) Liability to be deceived or misled; as, the deceivableness of a child..
Hocus :: Hocus (v. t.) To deceive or cheat.
Fiction :: Fiction (n.) That which is feigned, invented, or imagined; especially, a feigned or invented story, whether oral or written. Hence: A story told in order to deceive; a fabrication; -- opposed to fact, or reality..
Hoodwink :: Hoodwink (v. t.) To deceive by false appearance; to impose upon.
Deceiver :: Deceiver (n.) One who deceives; one who leads into error; a cheat; an impostor.
Abusive :: Abusive (a.) Tending to deceive; fraudulent; cheating.
Cog :: Cog (v. i.) To deceive; to cheat; to play false; to lie; to wheedle; to cajole.
Guile :: Guile (n.) To disguise or conceal; to deceive or delude.
Cully :: Cully (n.) To trick, cheat, or impose on; to deceive..
Perjure :: Perjure (v. t.) To make a false oath to; to deceive by oaths and protestations.
Deceptively :: Deceptively (adv.) In a manner to deceive.
False :: False (superl.) Not genuine or real; assumed or designed to deceive; counterfeit; hypocritical; as, false tears; false modesty; false colors; false jewelry..
Disabuse :: Disabuse (v. t.) To set free from mistakes; to undeceive; to disengage from fallacy or deception; to set right.
Trump :: Trump (v. t.) To trick, or impose on; to deceive..
Bubble :: Bubble (n.) A person deceived by an empty project; a gull.
Befool :: Befool (v. t.) To fool; to delude or lead into error; to infatuate; to deceive.
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