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deceivable

[dih-see-vuh-buhl]

adjective

capable of being deceived; gullible.

Archaic. misleading; deceptive.

Origin:
1350–1400; Middle English; see deceive, able

Related forms

non·de·ceiv·a·ble, adjective

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deceive (dɪˈsiːv)

—vb
1.	to mislead by deliberate misrepresentation or lies
2.	to delude (oneself)
3.	to be unfaithful to (one's sexual partner)
4.	archaic to disappoint: his hopes were deceived

[C13: from Old French deceivre, from Latin dēcipere to ensnare, cheat, from capere to take]

de'ceivable

—*adj*

de'ceivably

—*adv*

de'ceivableness

—n

deceiva'bility

—n

de'ceiver

—n

de'ceiving

—n, —*adj*

de'ceivingly

—*adv*

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