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deceive en · VERB

Pronunciation

• /dɪˈsiːv/
• (US) audio

Etymology

From Middle English deceyven, from Anglo-Norman deceivre, from Latin dēcipiō (“to deceive; beguile; entrap”), from dē- (“from”) + capiō (“to seize”); see captive. Compare conceive, perceive, receive. Displaced native Old English beswīcan.

Meanings

1. (transitive) To trick or mislead.
   • Hungry for fame and the approval of rare-animal collector Queen Victoria (Imelda Staunton), Darwin deceives the Captain and his crew into believing they can get enough booty to win the pirate competition by entering Polly in a science fair. So the pirates journey to London in cheerful, blinkered defiance of the Queen, a hotheaded schemer whose royal crest reads simply “I hate pirates.” 2012 April 26, Tasha Robinson, “Film: Reviews: The Pirates! Band Of Misfits :”, in The Onion AV Club:
   • I know—for Death, who comes for me From regions of the blest afar, Where there is nothing to deceive, Hath left his iron gate ajar, […] 1829, Edgar Allan Poe, “Tamerlane”, in Al Aaraaf, Tamerlane and Minor Poems:
   • It feels painful to begin seeing clearly, that you’ve been deceived by the very people and institutions you trusted to guide you.

Forms

Deriveds

deceiver · flatter to deceive · deceivance · deceivable · undeceive · self-deceive · deceivous · deceivability · redeceive · what a tangled web we weave when first we practice to deceive · deceivingly

Hyponyms

goof · hornswoggle · take for a ride · cheat · fake out · pull the wool over somebody's eyes · dupe · swindle · cross out · bewile · humbug · swack up · pull a fast one · get · con · flimflam · defraud · take in · bamboozle · slur · chance · have · lead someone up the garden path · hustle · lead on · hoodwink · delude · put one over · mislead · falsify · fool · gull · lie · beguile · sell someone a pup · cozen · flam · snooker · snow

Relateds

grift · fraudster · gaslight · deceit · deception · confidence trickster · deceiver · forge · rip off · deceptive

Synonyms

trap into · jiff · catch · counterfeit · abuse · dissemble · overreach · sham · trick · lead astray · deceive · spoof · beglammer · dissimulate · feign · put on

Translations (166)

mn залилах (trick or mislead) · fr leurrer (trick or mislead) · tk aldamak (trick or mislead) · uk обма́нювати (trick or mislead) · la decipiō (trick or mislead) · sv bedra (trick or mislead) · fi huijata (trick or mislead) · th โกง (trick or mislead) · sv lura (trick or mislead) · sc trampàre (trick or mislead) · vi lừa bịp (trick or mislead) · ar غَشَّ (trick or mislead) · ky алдоо (trick or mislead) · km បង្វែង (trick or mislead) · nb bedra (trick or mislead) · tr ayartmak (trick or mislead) · ug ئالدىماق (trick or mislead) · ar غَرَّ (trick or mislead) · grc ἀπαφίσκω (trick or mislead) · vi lừa (trick or mislead) · ae-old 𐬛𐬁𐬠𐬀𐬌𐬌𐬈𐬌𐬙𐬍 (trick or mislead) · es embaír (trick or mislead) · be падма́нваць (trick or mislead) · es entuturutar (trick or mislead) · sq mashtroj (trick or mislead) · kk алдау (trick or mislead) · hy խաբել (trick or mislead) · tr üçkağıda getirmek (trick or mislead) · tg фиреб додан (trick or mislead) · km ក្បត់ (trick or mislead) · tl dayain (trick or mislead) · uk обману́ти (trick or mislead) · nl misleiden (trick or mislead) · gd meall (trick or mislead) · zza xapeynen (trick or mislead) · ang beswīcan (trick or mislead) · mi kōpeka (trick or mislead) · fa فریفتن (trick or mislead) · fr tromper (trick or mislead) · ja 欺く (trick or mislead) · br doganiñ (trick or mislead) · tl linlangin (trick or mislead) · de täuschen (trick or mislead) · mi mākoi (trick or mislead) · ka მოტყუება (trick or mislead) · mk измами (trick or mislead) · be падману́ць (trick or mislead) · arz غَشّ (trick or mislead) · es embelecar (trick or mislead) · lt vilti (trick or mislead) · zdj uhaɗaya (trick or mislead) · kmr xapandin (trick or mislead) · sl ogoljufati (trick or mislead) · fi pettää (trick or mislead) · grc ἀπατάω (trick or mislead) · tl lokohin (trick or mislead) · sk oklamať (trick or mislead) · got 𐌿𐍃𐌻𐌿𐍄𐍉𐌽 (trick or mislead) · swb uɗanganya (trick or mislead) · is blekkja (trick or mislead) · es engrupir (trick or mislead) · ceb limbong (trick or mislead) · br touellañ (trick or mislead) · pt enganar (trick or mislead) · gl embelecar (trick or mislead) · tr kandırmak (trick or mislead) · ro amăgi (trick or mislead) · sl goljufati (trick or mislead) · es meter la yuca (trick or mislead) · th หลอก (trick or mislead) · sk klamať (trick or mislead) · es meter el dedo (trick or mislead) · es embaucar (trick or mislead) · te దగాచేయు (trick or mislead) · ja 騙す (trick or mislead) · pl oszukać (trick or mislead) · km ឆ (trick or mislead) · lt klaidinti (trick or mislead) · mn ᠵᠠᠯᠢᠯᠠᠬᠤ (trick or mislead) · es entucar (trick or mislead) · got 𐌻𐌿𐍄𐍉𐌽 (trick or mislead) · tg фирефтан (trick or mislead) · kea enbaladu (trick or mislead) · cmn 欺詐 /欺诈 (trick or mislead) · my ဖြားယောင်း (trick or mislead) · bg ма́мя (trick or mislead) · lv maldināt (trick or mislead) · grc δολιόω (trick or mislead) · hu megtéveszt (trick or mislead) · la calvor (trick or mislead) · gl enganar (trick or mislead) · lg okuwayiriza (trick or mislead) · es paquear (trick or mislead) · ko 속이다 (trick or mislead) · da bedrage (trick or mislead) · lij illüde (trick or mislead) · et tüssama (trick or mislead) · sa गर्धयते (trick or mislead) · sh nasamarívati (trick or mislead) · ro înșela (trick or mislead) · ur دھوکہ دینا (trick or mislead) · az aldatmaq (trick or mislead) · uz aldamoq (trick or mislead) · es casquear (trick or mislead) · te మోసగించు (trick or mislead) · hu becsap (trick or mislead) · bg изма́мвам (trick or mislead) · ru обману́ть (trick or mislead) · lg okulimba (trick or mislead) · lv apmānīt (trick or mislead) · cmn 欺騙 /欺骗 (trick or mislead) · eo trompi (trick or mislead) · km កំភូត (trick or mislead) · ta ஏமாற்று (trick or mislead) · nl bedriegen (trick or mislead) · ca decebre (trick or mislead) · ru обма́нывать (trick or mislead) · es engañar (trick or mislead) · alt алдаар (trick or mislead) · pdc aabasse (trick or mislead) · pam pirayit (trick or mislead) · es descrestar (trick or mislead) · ar خَدَعَ (trick or mislead) · vi lừa dối (trick or mislead) · sdc inturrià (trick or mislead) · th หลอกลวง (trick or mislead) · hi धोखा देना (trick or mislead) · de betrügen (trick or mislead) · la mentior (trick or mislead) · el εξαπατώ (trick or mislead) · ca enganyar (trick or mislead) · he הוֹנָה (trick or mislead) · la fallō (trick or mislead) · fr séduire (trick or mislead) · sh nasamáriti (trick or mislead) · fi johtaa harhaan (trick or mislead) · it ingannare (trick or mislead) · he רִמָּה (trick or mislead) · km បញ្ឆោត (trick or mislead) · rm trumpar (trick or mislead) · mi nuka (trick or mislead) · enm deceyven (trick or mislead) · mi tuapeka (trick or mislead) · km បំពោត (trick or mislead) · es decebir (trick or mislead) · hu átver (trick or mislead) · cs klamat (trick or mislead) · sq këndis (trick or mislead) · mi tinihanga (trick or mislead) · ne छक्याउनु (trick or mislead) · pl oszukiwać (trick or mislead) · sc inghiriare (trick or mislead) · hy մոլորեցնել (trick or mislead) · es engatar (trick or mislead) · es encalabrinar (trick or mislead) · lo ຫລອກລວງ (trick or mislead) · vi bịp (trick or mislead) · sc ingiriai (trick or mislead) · fa فریب دادن (trick or mislead) · mk измамува (trick or mislead) · io trompar (trick or mislead) · cs oklamat (trick or mislead) · et petma (trick or mislead) · om gowoomsuu (trick or mislead) · sdn ruigní (trick or mislead) · tr aldatmak (trick or mislead)