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The meaning of DECEIVE is to cause to accept as true or valid what is false or invalid. How to use deceive in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Deceive.
to persuade someone that something false is the truth, or to keep the truth hidden from someone for your own advantage: The company deceived customers by selling old computers as new ones. The sound of the door closing deceived me into thinking they had gone out. Synonym. trick. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples. to deceive someone.
to persuade someone that something false is the truth, or to keep the truth hidden from someone for your own advantage: The company deceived customers by selling old computers as new ones. deceive someone into doing somethingThe sound of the door closing deceived me into thinking they had gone out. Synonym. trick.
Synonyms for DECEIVE: fool, trick, mislead, delude, tease, misinform, misguide, beguile; Antonyms of DECEIVE: undeceive, reveal, expose, uncover, show up, unmask, disclose, tell.
Definition of deceive verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
to persuade someone that something false is the truth; trick or fool: Some parents try to deceive school officials and enroll their children in other districts. If you deceive yourself, you pretend something is true: We should not deceive ourselves into thinking this will be the end of it.
to mislead by a false appearance or statement; delude: They deceived the enemy by disguising the destroyer as a freighter. Synonyms: fool, dupe, cozen, betray, ensnare, entrap, outwit, defraud, trick, hoodwink, gull. to be unfaithful to (one's spouse or lover). Archaic. to while away (time).
To deceive means to trick or lie. A crafty kid might deceive his mother into thinking he has a fever by holding the thermometer to a light bulb to increase the temperature. Deceive is the trickier cousin of lie. You might lie about why you were late to school.
Deceive definition: To cause to believe what is not true; mislead.
1. to mislead by deliberate misrepresentation or lies. 2. (Psychology) to delude (oneself) 3. to be unfaithful to (one's sexual partner)
