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DECEIVABILITY

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de⋅ceive

  [di-seev] verb, -ceived, -ceiv⋅ing.
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–verb (used with object)
1. to mislead by a false appearance or statement; delude: They deceived the enemy by disguising the destroyer as a freighter.
2. to be unfaithful to (one's spouse or lover).
3. Archaic. to while away (time).
–verb (used without object)
4. to mislead or falsely persuade others; practice deceit: an engaging manner that easily deceives.
Origin:
1250–1300; ME deceiven < OF deceivre < L dēcipere, lit., to ensnare, equiv. to dē- de- + -cipere, comb. form of capere to take

Related forms:
de⋅ceiv⋅a⋅ble⋅ness, de⋅ceiv⋅a⋅bil⋅i⋅ty, noun
de⋅ceiv⋅a⋅bly, adverb
de⋅ceiv⋅er, noun
de⋅ceiv⋅ing⋅ly, adverb

Synonyms:
1. cozen, dupe, fool, gull, hoodwink, trick, defraud, outwit, entrap, ensnare, betray. See cheat.
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Word Origin & History

deceive 
c.1300, from O.Fr. deceveir, from L. decipere "to ensnare, take in," from de- "from" or pejorative + capere "to take" (see capable).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Legal Dictionary

Main Entry: de·ceive
Function: verb
Inflected Forms: de·ceived; de·ceiv·ing
transitive verb : to cause to accept as true or valid what is false or invalid intransitive verb : to practice deceit —compare DEFRAUD, MISLEAD
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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