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