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- DictionaryDe·ceive/dəˈsēv/
verb
- 1. (of a person) cause (someone) to believe something that is not true, typically in order to gain some personal advantage: "I didn't intend to deceive people into thinking it was French champagne"
Deceive means to lie, mislead, or otherwise hide or distort the truth. The act or practice of deceiving can be called deceit or deception. Lying is only one way of deceiving. Deceiving can consist of misrepresenting or omitting the truth or more complicated cover-ups. People can even deceive themselves by avoiding the truth.
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.
3 days ago · 1. transitive verb. If you deceive someone, you make them believe something that is not true, usually in order to get some advantage for yourself. He has deceived and disillusioned us all. Synonyms: take in, trick, fool [informal], cheat More Synonyms of deceive. 2. transitive verb.
deceive to make somebody believe something that is not true, especially somebody who trusts you, in order to get what you want: She deceived him into handing over all his savings. betray to hurt somebody who trusts you, especially by lying to or about them or telling their secrets to other people:
verb [ T ] uk / dɪˈsiːv / us. Add to word list. B2. to make someone believe something that is not true: The company deceived customers by selling old computers as new ones. Fewer examples. This was a deliberate attempt by them to deceive us. Don't be deceived by his smart appearance.
1. to mislead by deliberate misrepresentation or lies. 2. (Psychology) to delude (oneself) 3. to be unfaithful to (one's sexual partner) 4. archaic to disappoint: his hopes were deceived.
1. cozen, dupe, fool, gull, hoodwink, trick; defraud; outwit, entrap, ensnare; betray. See synonyms for deceive on Thesaurus.com. Other words from deceive. de·ceiv·a·ble·ness, de·ceiv·a·bil·i·ty [dih-see-vuh-bil-i-tee], noun. de·ceiv·a·bly, adverb. de·ceiv·er, noun. de·ceiv·ing·ly, adverb.
