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de·ceive    Audio Help   [di-seev] Pronunciation Key verb, -ceived, -ceiv·ing.
–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 décipere, lit., to ensnare, equiv. to dé- de- + -cipere, comb. form of capere to take]

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

1. cozen, dupe, fool, gull, hoodwink, trick, defraud, outwit, entrap, ensnare, betray. See cheat.
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de·ceive    Audio Help   (dĭ-sēv')  Pronunciation Key 
v.   de·ceived, de·ceiv·ing, de·ceives

v.   tr.
  1. To cause to believe what is not true; mislead.
  2. Archaic To catch by guile; ensnare.

v.   intr.
  1. To practice deceit.
  2. To give a false impression: appearances can deceive.


[Middle English deceiven, from Old French deceveir, from Vulgar Latin *dēcipēre, from Latin dēcipere, to ensnare, deceive : dē-, de- + capere, to seize; see kap- in Indo-European roots.]

de·ceiv'a·ble adj., de·ceiv'er n., de·ceiv'ing·ly adv.
Synonyms: These verbs mean to lead another into error, danger, or a disadvantageous position by underhand means. Deceive involves the deliberate misrepresentation of the truth: "We are inclined to believe those whom we do not know, because they have never deceived us" (Samuel Johnson).
Betray implies treachery: "When you betray somebody else, you also betray yourself" (Isaac Bashevis Singer).
Mislead means to lead in the wrong direction or into error of thought or action: "My manhood, long misled by wandering fires,/Followed false lights" (John Dryden).
Beguile suggests deceiving by means of charm or allure: They beguiled unwary investors with tales of overnight fortunes.
To delude is to mislead the mind or judgment. The government deluded the public about the dangers of low-level radiation.
Dupe implies playing upon another's susceptibilities or naiveté: The shoppers were duped by false advertising.
Hoodwink refers to deluding by trickery: It is difficult to hoodwink a smart lawyer.
Bamboozle means to delude by the use of such tactics as hoaxing or artful persuasion: "Perhaps if I wanted to be understood or to understand I would bamboozle myself into belief, but I am a reporter" (Graham Greene).
Double-cross implies the betrayal of a confidence or the willful breaking of a pledge: The thief double-crossed his accomplice.

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Online Etymology Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
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
WordNet - Cite This Source - Share This
deceive

verb
1. be false to; be dishonest with 
2. cause someone to believe an untruth; "The insurance company deceived me when they told me they were covering my house" [ant: undeceive

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Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
deceive [diˈsiːv] verb
to mislead or cause to make mistakes, usually by giving or suggesting false information
Example: He was deceived by her innocent appearance.
Arabic: يَخْدَع، يَغُش
Chinese (Simplified): 欺骗,弄虚作假
Chinese (Traditional): 欺騙,弄虛作假
Czech: oklamat
Danish: narre; snyde
Dutch: bedriegen
Estonian: (kedagi) sisse vedama
Finnish: johtaa harhaan
French: tromper
German: täuschen
Greek: εξαπατώ
Hungarian: becsap
Icelandic: svíkja
Indonesian: mengecoh
Italian: ingannare
Japanese: だます
Korean: 鋼湛甄? 사기하다
Latvian: krāpt; maldināt
Lithuanian: apgau(dinė)ti, (su)klaidinti
Norwegian: bedra, narre
Polish: oszukiwać, wprowadzać w błąd
Portuguese (Brazil): falsear
Portuguese (Portugal): enganar
Romanian: a înşela
Russian: обманывать(ся)
Slovak: oklamať
Slovenian: varati, premamiti
Spanish: engañar, defraudar, mentir
Swedish: bedra, vilseleda, lura
Turkish: kandırmak, aldatmak
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This

Deceive

De*ceit"\, n. [OF. deceit, des[,c]ait, decept (cf. deceite, de[,c]oite), fr. L. deceptus deception, fr. decipere. See Deceive.]

1. An attempt or disposition to deceive or lead into error; any declaration, artifice, or practice, which misleads another, or causes him to believe what is false; a contrivance to entrap; deception; a wily device; fraud.

Making the ephah small and the shekel great, and falsifying the balances by deceit. --Amos viii. 5.

Friendly to man, far from deceit or guile. --Milton.

Yet still we hug the dear deceit. --N. Cotton.

2. (Law) Any trick, collusion, contrivance, false representation, or underhand practice, used to defraud another. When injury is thereby effected, an action of deceit, as it called, lies for compensation.

Syn: Deception; fraud; imposition; duplicity; trickery; guile; falsifying; double-dealing; stratagem. See Deception.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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