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Deceived :: Deceived (imp. & p. p.) of Deceiv.

Befool :: Befool (v. t.) To fool; to delude or lead into error; to infatuate; to deceive.

Sham :: Sham (n.) That which deceives expectation; any trick, fraud, or device that deludes and disappoint; a make-believe; delusion; imposture, humbug..

Oversee :: Oversee (v. i.) To see too or too much; hence, to be deceived..

Flam :: Flam (v. t.) To deceive with a falsehood.

Cony-catch :: Cony-catch (v. t.) To deceive; to cheat; to trick.

Trickster :: Trickster (n.) One who tricks; a deceiver; a tricker; a cheat.

Hocus :: Hocus (v. t.) To deceive or cheat.

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

Humbug :: Humbug (n.) An imposition under fair pretenses; something contrived in order to deceive and mislead; a trick by cajolery; a hoax.

Crossbite :: Crossbite (b. t.) To deceive; to trick; to gull.

Polygraph :: Polygraph (n.) An instrument for detecting deceptive statements by a subject, by measuring several physiological states of the subject, such as pulse, heartbeat, and sweating. The instrument records these parameters on a strip of paper while the subject is asked questions designed to elicit emotional responses when the subject tries to deceive the interrogator. Also called lie detector.

Fatally :: Fatally (adv.) In a manner issuing in death or ruin; mortally; destructively; as, fatally deceived or wounded..

Abuse :: Abuse (v. t.) To deceive; to impose on.

Infallible :: Infallible (a.) Not liable to fail, deceive, or disappoint; indubitable; sure; certain; as, infallible evidence; infallible success; an infallible remedy..

Trumpery :: Trumpery (n.) Something serving to deceive by false show or pretense; falsehood; deceit; worthless but showy matter; hence, things worn out and of no value; rubbish..

Deceive :: Deceive (v. t.) To deprive by fraud or stealth; to defraud.

Equivocate :: Equivocate (a.) To use words of equivocal or doubtful signification; to express one's opinions in terms which admit of different senses, with intent to deceive; to use ambiguous expressions with a view to mislead; as, to equivocate is the work of duplicity..

Fallibility :: Fallibility (n.) The state of being fallible; liability to deceive or to be deceived; as, the fallibity of an argument or of an adviser..

Dishonesty :: Dishonesty (n.) Want of honesty, probity, or integrity in principle; want of fairness and straightforwardness; a disposition to defraud, deceive, or betray; faithlessness..

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