vverb.socialbe false to; be dishonest withSynset:cozen delude lead on
Derivationally Related Form:delusiondeceptiondeceptivedelusorydelusive
Hypernyms:victimise victimize
Inherited Hypernyms:deceivevictimizewrongtreatinteractact
Direct Hyponyms:befoolbetraycheatcheat onchiselcuckoldensnareentrapflim-flamfobfoolfoxframegullhoaxhumbugplay a joke onplay a trick onplay trickspull a fast one onpull someone's legsellset upshilltrickwander
Full Troponyms:betraycheatcheat oncozencribdouble crossensnareflim-flamfoolfudgehoaxhumbugjobjuggleplay aroundrigsharkshillsnookertwo-time
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s somebody | Something ---s somebody
vverb.communicationcause someone to believe an untruthSynset:betray lead astray
Examples:- The insurance company deceived me when they told me they were covering my house
Antonyms:undeceive
Derivationally Related Form:betrayerdeceptivedeceiverdeception
Hypernyms:misinform mislead
Inherited Hypernyms:deceivemisinforminformcommunicateinteractact
Direct Hyponyms:bamboozlebefoolcoddupefoolgullhoodwinkimpersonatelead by the nosepersonateplay falseposepull the wool over someone's eyesput onput one acrossput one overslangsnowtake in
Full Troponyms:bamboozlegullmasqueradeposepull the leg of
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s somebody