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Thesaurus: deceive

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.

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  1. v. t. 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.
  2. v. t. To beguile; to amuse, so as to divert the attention; to while away; to take away as if by deception.
  3. v. t. To deprive by fraud or stealth; to defraud.
  4. v. be false to; be dishonest with
  5. v. cause someone to believe an untruth
  6. v:100 v. be false to; be dishonest with v. cause someone to believe an untruth