Origin: 1250–1300; Middle English deceiven <
Old French deceivre <
Latin dēcipere, literally, to ensnare, equivalent to
dē- de- +
-cipere, combining form of
capere to take
Related formsde·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
in·ter·de·ceive, verb, in·ter·de·ceived, in·ter·de·ceiv·ing.
EXPANDnon·de·ceiv·ing, adjective
pre·de·ceive, verb (used with object), pre·de·ceived, pre·de·ceiv·ing.
pre·de·ceiv·er, noun
re·de·ceive, verb (used with object), re·de·ceived, re·de·ceiv·ing.
well-de·ceived, adjective
COLLAPSESynonyms 1. cozen, dupe, fool, gull, hoodwink, trick, defraud, outwit, entrap, ensnare, betray.
See cheat.