释义
[ dih-seev ] SHOW IPA
/ dɪˈsiv / PHONETIC RESPELLING
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verb (used with object), de·ceived, de·ceiv·ing. to mislead by a false appearance or statement; delude: They deceived the enemy by disguising the destroyer as a freighter.
to be unfaithful to (one's spouse or lover).
Archaic . to while away (time).
verb (used without object), de·ceived, de·ceiv·ing. to mislead or falsely persuade others; practice deceit: an engaging manner that easily deceives.
Origin of deceive 1250–1300; Middle English
deceiven <Old French
deceivre <Latin
dēcipere, literally, to ensnare, equivalent to
dē- de- +
-cipere, combining form of
capere to take
SYNONYMS FOR deceive 1 cozen, dupe, fool, gull, hoodwink, trick, defraud, outwit, entrap, ensnare, betray.
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synonym study for deceive 1 . See cheat.
OTHER WORDS FROM deceive de·ceiv·a·ble·ness, de·ceiv·a·bil·i·ty, noun de·ceiv·a·bly, adverb de·ceiv·er, noun de·ceiv·ing·ly, adverb
in·ter·de·ceive, verb, in·ter·de·ceived, in·ter·de·ceiv·ing. non·de·ceiv·ing, adjective pre·de·ceive, verb (used with object), pre·de·ceived, pre·de·ceiv·ing. pre·de·ceiv·er, noun re·de·ceive, verb (used with object), re·de·ceived, re·de·ceiv·ing. well-de·ceived, adjective
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Example sentences from the Web for deceive And cancer, deceive r, pretender, coward; it cannot even subsist without the vibrant people it depends on.
No One Ever Loses to Cancer | Dushka Zapata| October 8, 2014| DAILY BEAST
He's up to fourteen stone with fox-hounds; and, unless he's a deceive r, he has the go in him.
The Fortunes of Hector O'Halloran, And His Man Mark Antony O'Toole | W. H. Maxwell
A Methodist means a deceive r, one who deludes, cheats and beguiles.'
British Quarterly Review, American Edition, Volume LIV | Various
But he did not give his name, that he might not be discovered as the deceive r who rapped in the name of others.
Secret Enemies of True Republicanism | Andrew B. Smolnikar
All propaganda is lies, and every crowd is a deceive r, but its first and worst deception is that of itself.
The Behavior of Crowds | Everett Dean Martin
And did I not myself warn you against it when I said that it was a deceive r, a lying and deceiving spirit?
Thus Spake Zarathustra | Friedrich Nietzsche
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British Dictionary definitions for deceive verb (tr) to mislead by deliberate misrepresentation or lies
to delude (oneself)
to be unfaithful to (one's sexual partner)
archaic to disappoint his hopes were deceived
Derived forms of deceive deceivable , adjective deceivably , adverb deceivableness or deceivability , noun deceiver , noun
deceiving , noun , adjective deceivingly , adverb
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Word Origin for deceive C13: from Old French deceivre, from Latin dēcipere to ensnare, cheat, from capere to take
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Words related to deceive fool, trick, victimize, cheat, swindle, dupe, betray, disappoint, entrap, hoodwink, circumvent, falsify, defraud, delude, scam, clip, rob, ensnare, hoax, hook