Deceive

  • 31deceive — bepaecan, swican, beswican …

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  • 32deceive — verb deliberately cause (someone) to believe something that is not true. ↘(of a thing) give a mistaken impression to: the area may seem to offer nothing of interest, but don t be deceived. Derivatives deceivable adjective deceiver noun Origin ME …

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  • 33deceive — v. a. 1. Delude, cheat, dupe, gull, cozen, fool, befool, trick, circumvent, overreach, chouse, beguile, hoodwink, impose upon, make a fool of, play a trick upon, pull wool over one s eyes. 2. Disappoint, frustrate. 3. Beguile, wile away, while… …

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  • 34deceive — verb 1) she was deceived by a con man Syn: swindle, defraud, cheat, trick, hoodwink, hoax, dupe, take in, mislead, delude, fool, outwit, lead on, inveigle, beguile, double cross, gull; informal con …

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  • 35deceive — v mislead, misinform, misguide, sail under false colors; delude, fool, take in, throw dust in the eyes of, pull the wool over the eyes of, Inf. slip or pass [s.t.] over on, slip or pass one over on; cozen, dupe, gull, defraud, cheat; rook,… …

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  • 36deceive — de·ceive …

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  • 37deceive — verb Syn: trick, cheat, defraud, swindle, hoodwink, hoax, dupe, take in, mislead, delude, fool; informal con, pull the wool over someone s eyes; N.Amer.; informal sucker, goldbrick; Austral.; informal rort …

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  • 38deceive — [dɪˈsiːv] verb [T] 1) to trick someone by behaving in a dishonest way He was deceived into giving them all his money.[/ex] 2) to make someone believe something that is not true …

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  • 39deceive — de•ceive [[t]dɪˈsiv[/t]] v. ceived, ceiv•ing 1) to mislead by a false appearance or statement; trick 2) cvb to be unfaithful to (one s spouse or lover) 3) archaic to while away (time) 4) to practice deceit • Etymology: 1250–1300; ME < OF… …

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  • 40deceive —   See deceitful.   Also: ho opunipuni, ho opahele, hō epa, apuhi, kalekale, pāwali, luahele, ō upē, kanale o, kahina, ki ilua. Fig.: uhi, pahili, uhu pākali, ōpe a …

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