deceive

Verb

Meaning

To lead into error; to cause to believe what is false, or disbelieve what is true; to impose upon; to mislead; to cheat; to disappoint; to delude; to insnare.

To beguile; to amuse, so as to divert the attention; to while away; to take away as if by deception.

To deprive by fraud or stealth; to defraud.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

delude cozen betray mislead lead astray lead on welsh murphy buffalo fox euchre conn gaslight juke pigeon
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Antonyms

undeceive oath accept speak explain tell
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Hypernyms

mislead victimize misinform victimise

Hyponyms

fox gull cod chisel humbug cuckold

Related terms

deception deceit deceptive

Phrases with the word

self-deceive deceive oneself bait and deceive advertising what a tangled web we weave when first we practice to deceive to deceive

Derivatives

deceived deceiving

Examples

Let not then any one deceive you, as indeed you are not deceived, inasmuch as you are wholly devoted to God. Ignatius of Antioch

Propaganda does not deceive people; it merely helps them to deceive themselves. Eric Hoffer

It is a double pleasure to deceive the deceiver. Jean de La Fontaine

It is a double pleasure to deceive the deceiver. French Proverb

You can deceive another for a day, but yourself for a lifetime. Finnish Proverb

It is an ill thing to be deceived, but worse to deceive. American Proverb

Close letter words and terms

deceivableness deceivably deceivance deceive oneself deceiver deceiving