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

Deceitfulness :: Deceitfulness (n.) The disposition to deceive; as, a man's deceitfulness may be habitual..
Guile :: Guile (n.) To disguise or conceal; to deceive or delude.
Deceptive :: Deceptive (a.) Tending to deceive; having power to mislead, or impress with false opinions; as, a deceptive countenance or appearance..
Lie :: Lie (n.) A falsehood uttered or acted for the purpose of deception; an intentional violation of truth; an untruth spoken with the intention to deceive.
Hocus :: Hocus (n.) One who cheats or deceives.
Guller :: Guller (n.) One who gulls; a deceiver.
Gull :: Gull (v. t.) To deceive; to cheat; to mislead; to trick; to defraud.
False :: False (superl.) Not genuine or real; assumed or designed to deceive; counterfeit; hypocritical; as, false tears; false modesty; false colors; false jewelry..
Cheat :: Cheat (n.) One who cheats or deceives; an impostor; a deceiver; a cheater.
Illure :: Illure (v. t.) To deceive; to entice; to lure.
Abuse :: Abuse (v. t.) To deceive; to impose on.
Cozen :: Cozen (v. t.) To cheat; to defraud; to beguile; to deceive, usually by small arts, or in a pitiful way..
False :: False (a.) To mislead by want of truth; to deceive.
Impostrix :: Impostrix (n.) A woman who imposes upon or deceives others.
Traitor :: Traitor (v. t.) To act the traitor toward; to betray; to deceive.
Fatally :: Fatally (adv.) In a manner issuing in death or ruin; mortally; destructively; as, fatally deceived or wounded..
Cogger :: Cogger (n.) A flatterer or deceiver; a sharper.
Oversee :: Oversee (v. i.) To see too or too much; hence, to be deceived..
Hoax :: Hoax (v. t.) To deceive by a story or a trick, for sport or mischief; to impose upon sportively..
Reach :: Reach (v. t.) To overreach; to deceive.
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