Goldie Hawn
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to mislead by a false appearance or statement; delude: They deceived the enemy by disguising the destroyer as a freighter. Synonyms: betray, ensnare, entrap, outwit, defraud, trick, hoodwink, gull, fool, dupe, cozen. to be unfaithful to (one's spouse or lover). Archaic. to while away (time).
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.
Definition of deceive verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
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. verb. di-ˈsēv. Definition of deceive. as in to fool. to cause to believe what is untrue he went to great lengths to deceive his family about the nature of his new job at the mall. Synonyms & Similar Words. Relevance. fool. trick. mislead. delude. tease. misinform. misguide. beguile. hoodwink. dupe. bamboozle. kid. cheat. sucker. bluff.
1. to mislead by deliberate misrepresentation or lies. 2. (Psychology) to delude (oneself) 3. to be unfaithful to (one's sexual partner)
Synonyms for DECEIVED: deluded, duped, tricked, erroneous, untrue, inaccurate, confused, misled; Antonyms of DECEIVED: right, correct, true, informed, accurate, exact, precise, undeceived.
