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de·ceive       [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]

—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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de·ceive       (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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deceiver

noun
someone who leads you to believe something that is not true 

WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University.
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Deceiver

De*ceiv"er\, n. One who deceives; one who leads into error; a cheat; an impostor.

The deceived and the deceiver are his. --Job xii. 16.

Syn: Deceiver, Impostor.

Usage: A deceiver operates by stealth and in private upon individuals; an impostor practices his arts on the community at large. The one succeeds by artful falsehoods, the other by bold assumption. The faithless friend and the fickle lover are deceivers; the false prophet and the pretended prince are impostors.

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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