Defenition of the word deceive
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Defenition of the word deceive
- To cause someone to believe an untruth; to practice trickery or fraud.
- cause someone to believe an untruth; "The insurance company deceived me when they told me they were covering my house"
- be false to; be dishonest with
- cause someone to believe an untruth
Synonyms for the word deceive
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- betray
- cheat
- con
- cozen
- defraud
- delude
- dupe
- hoodwink
- lead astray
- lead on
- lie to
- misinform
- mislead
- swindle
- take in
- trick
Similar words in the deceive
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- deceive
- deceived
- deceiver
- deceiver's
- deceivers
- deceives
Hyponyms for the word deceive
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- bamboozle
- befool
- betray
- cheat
- cheat on
- chisel
- cod
- cuckold
- dupe
- ensnare
- entrap
- flim-flam
- fob
- fool
- fox
- frame
- gull
- hoax
- hoodwink
- humbug
- impersonate
- lead by the nose
- personate
- play a joke on
- play a trick on
- play false
- play tricks
- pose
- pull a fast one on
- pull someone's leg
- pull the wool over someone's eyes
- put on
- put one across
- put one over
- sell
- set up
- shill
- slang
- snow
- take in
- trick
- wander
Hypernyms for the word deceive
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- misinform
- mislead
- victimise
- victimize
Antonyms for the word deceive
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