to deceive
270
3.9
- verb
- /dɪˈsiːv/
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- People can lie, but they can also deceive you with their behaviour equally well.
- deceive people
- deceive someone into believing
- try to deceive
They may have memories of having deceived people in the past.
- They may have memories of having deceived people in the past.
- So the flatterer could perhaps deceive us in that way.
- I'm just, you know, just trying to deceive myself.
- And so it's it's hard to deceive yourself about such things.
- So first he tells his disciples, do not be deceived.
- I see life with my eyes and eyes can be pretty deceiving.
- The enemy tries to deceive to be tricky.
- Well, if I am deceived, I am.
- How are you self deceiving yourself in this task?
Examples
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Suppose our guide was deceiving us.
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Promises, these sayings remind us, are often used to deceive and manipulate.
Academic text (1999) -
I suppose as well, the fact that we need to deceive other people.
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And it causes them to lie and deceive the public.
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William, you have deceived me from the very beginning
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In the beginning, they deceived some students and citizens who did not understand the truth.
Academic text (1990) -
But you must not be deceived by her appearance.
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But these senators scheme and squabble and flatter and deceive.
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Jang Tae San deceived us all.
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She tried to deceive her friends by pretending to be someone else online.
Synonyms
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1.3
To say something that is not true to trick someone
704
2.1
To trick someone into believing something that is not true
382
6.1
To control people or things in a clever, often dishonest way
326
3.5
To make someone believe something false so you can get what you want
87
3.9
Make someone believe something that is not true
71
6.9
Give a false story about someone or something to trick people
61
7.3
To trick someone into giving their money or things
58
6.4
To trick someone into believing something false
48
6.3
Make someone believe something that is not true
24
6.0
To make someone think you want a relationship or a future with them when you do not
20
5.5
To make someone go the wrong way, behave badly, or believe things that are not true
11
8.3
To trick someone by pretending you want to help them
7
7.4
Treat someone as stupid to trick or cheat them
7
8.2
To trick someone by hiding the truth
6
2.8
To fool someone as a joke
4
3.9
To make all the people believe something that is not true
4
7.8
To make someone believe something that is not true
4
7.9
To trick someone into believing something false
3
5.9
To say something that is not exactly what happened to make it look better
2
4.5
To trick people into believing something false
1
9.9
To trick someone to get their money or things
1
8.1
To trick someone who trusts you by hiding your real plans to get something for yourself
To trick someone to get their money
To trick someone into believing something false
Make someone believe something false to trick them
To trick someone so they look silly
Antonyms
How Deceptive
- Formal
40
6.9
20
5.5
326
3.5
270
3.9
58
6.4
87
3.9
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word deceive comes from the Latin word decipere, which has de- meaning 'away' and capere meaning 'to take', and you can see capere in the English word capture. So to deceive someone is like 'taking away' their true belief and making them believe something false to gain for yourself.