Definition of deceive

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Deceive (v. t.) To beguile; to amuse, so as to divert the attention; to while away; to take away as if by deception..

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Dishonesty :: Dishonesty (n.) Want of honesty, probity, or integrity in principle; want of fairness and straightforwardness; a disposition to defraud, deceive, or betray; faithlessness..
Deception :: Deception (n.) The state of being deceived or misled.
Falser :: Falser (n.) A deceiver.
Fallible :: Fallible (a.) Liable to fail, mistake, or err; liable to deceive or to be deceived; as, all men are fallible; our opinions and hopes are fallible..
Cony-catcher :: Cony-catcher (n.) A cheat; a sharper; a deceiver.
Deceive :: 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..
Gilour :: Gilour (n.) A guiler; deceiver.
Counterfeit :: Counterfeit (n.) That which is made in imitation of something, with a view to deceive by passing the false for the true; as, the bank note was a counterfeit..
Fallacious :: Fallacious (a.) Embodying or pertaining to a fallacy; illogical; fitted to deceive; misleading; delusive; as, fallacious arguments or reasoning..
Device :: Device (n.) That which is devised, or formed by design; a contrivance; an invention; a project; a scheme; often, a scheme to deceive; a stratagem; an artifice..
Gull :: Gull (v. t.) To deceive; to cheat; to mislead; to trick; to defraud.
Gabber :: Gabber (n.) A liar; a deceiver.
Bejape :: Bejape (v. t.) To jape; to laugh at; to deceive.
Crossbite :: Crossbite (b. t.) To deceive; to trick; to gull.
Trick :: Trick (v. t.) To deceive by cunning or artifice; to impose on; to defraud; to cheat; as, to trick another in the sale of a horse..
Self-deceit :: Self-deceit (n.) The act of deceiving one's self, or the state of being self-deceived; self-deception..
Gab :: Gab (v. i.) To deceive; to lie.
Humbug :: Humbug (v. t.) To deceive; to impose; to cajole; to hoax.
Illusory :: Illusory (a.) Deceiving, or tending of deceive; fallacious; illusive; as, illusory promises or hopes..
Kiddy :: Kiddy (v. t.) To deceive; to outwit; to hoax.
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