DECEIVE Definition Meaning - Merriam-Webster deceive, mislead, delude, beguile mean to lead astray or frustrate usually by underhandedness deceive implies imposing a false idea or belief that causes ignorance, bewilderment, or helplessness
DECEIVE Definition Meaning | Dictionary. com What does deceive mean? Deceive means to lie, mislead, or otherwise hide or distort the truth The act or practice of deceiving can be called deceit or deception
deceive - WordReference. com Dictionary of English de•ceive dɪˈsiv v , -ceived, -ceiv•ing to mislead by a false appearance or statement; delude: [~ + object] I never thought she would deceive me [ ~ + obj + into + verb-ing]: They deceived her into thinking she would be promoted de•ceiv•er, n [countable] de•ceiv•ing•ly, adv See -ceive-
Deceive - definition of deceive by The Free Dictionary Deceive, the most general, stresses the deliberate misrepresentation of what one knows to be true: "We are inclined to believe those whom we do not know, because they have never deceived us" (Samuel Johnson)
Deceive - Definition, Meaning Synonyms | Vocabulary. com 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 - Wiktionary, the free dictionary deceive (third-person singular simple present deceives, present participle deceiving, simple past and past participle deceived) (transitive) To trick or mislead quotations
DECEIVE | definition in the Cambridge Learner’s Dictionary This was a deliberate attempt by them to deceive us Don't be deceived by his smart appearance Consumers can be deceived into thinking the drinks do not contain sugar She felt ashamed of having deceived him He didn't understand how she could have deceived him for so long