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de·ceive
(dĭ-sēv′)v. de·ceived, de·ceiv·ing, de·ceives
v.tr.
1. To cause to believe what is not true; mislead.
2. Archaic To catch by guile; ensnare.
v.intr.
1. To practice deceit.
2. To give a false impression: appearances can deceive.
[Middle English deceiven, from Old French deceveir, from Vulgar Latin *dēcipēre, from Latin dēcipere, to ensnare, deceive : dē-, de- + capere, to seize; see kap- in Indo-European roots.]
de·ceiv′a·ble adj.
de·ceiv′er n.
de·ceiv′ing·ly adv.
Synonyms: deceive, mislead, delude, dupe, hoodwink, bamboozle
These verbs mean to cause someone to believe something untrue, usually with an ulterior motive in mind. Deceive, the most general, stresses the deliberate misrepresentation of what one knows to be true: "We are inclined to believe those whom we do not know, because they have never deceived us" (Samuel Johnson).
To mislead is to direct toward a wrong conclusion, as by the use of half-truths or obfuscation; it is often but not always intentional: "Writing for young people may tempt authors to oversimplify technical information, which may mislead or confuse the reader" (Margaret Bush).
Delude can imply a deception so thorough as to foster belief that is not merely misplaced but often irrational; it may also imply a strong dose of wishful thinking: "I knew, suddenly, in a thunderbolt of awareness, that I had been deluding myself for years, and had madly fancied myself a writer, when I was nothing of the sort" (Margaret Drabble).
To dupe is to play upon another's susceptibilities or naiveté: The shoppers were duped by false advertising. Hoodwink and the informal bamboozle refer to deception by hoaxing, trickery, or artful persuasion: "Worst of all ... the orchestra manager ... has somehow hoodwinked me with his courtly southern manner into signing another multiyear contract" (Arnold Steinhardt)."Perhaps if I wanted to be understood or to understand I would bamboozle myself into belief, but I am a reporter" (Graham Greene).
These verbs mean to cause someone to believe something untrue, usually with an ulterior motive in mind. Deceive, the most general, stresses the deliberate misrepresentation of what one knows to be true: "We are inclined to believe those whom we do not know, because they have never deceived us" (Samuel Johnson).
To mislead is to direct toward a wrong conclusion, as by the use of half-truths or obfuscation; it is often but not always intentional: "Writing for young people may tempt authors to oversimplify technical information, which may mislead or confuse the reader" (Margaret Bush).
Delude can imply a deception so thorough as to foster belief that is not merely misplaced but often irrational; it may also imply a strong dose of wishful thinking: "I knew, suddenly, in a thunderbolt of awareness, that I had been deluding myself for years, and had madly fancied myself a writer, when I was nothing of the sort" (Margaret Drabble).
To dupe is to play upon another's susceptibilities or naiveté: The shoppers were duped by false advertising. Hoodwink and the informal bamboozle refer to deception by hoaxing, trickery, or artful persuasion: "Worst of all ... the orchestra manager ... has somehow hoodwinked me with his courtly southern manner into signing another multiyear contract" (Arnold Steinhardt)."Perhaps if I wanted to be understood or to understand I would bamboozle myself into belief, but I am a reporter" (Graham Greene).
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deceive
(dɪˈsiːv)vb (tr)
1. to mislead by deliberate misrepresentation or lies
2. (Psychology) to delude (oneself)
3. to be unfaithful to (one's sexual partner)
4. archaic to disappoint: his hopes were deceived.
[C13: from Old French deceivre, from Latin dēcipere to ensnare, cheat, from capere to take]
deˈceivable adj
deˈceivably adv
deˈceivableness, deˌceivaˈbility n
deˈceiver n
deˈceiving n, adj
deˈceivingly adv
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de•ceive
(dɪˈsiv)v. -ceived, -ceiv•ing. v.t.
1. to mislead by a false appearance or statement; trick.
2. to be unfaithful to (one's spouse or lover).
3. Archaic. to while away (time).
v.i. 4. to practice deceit.
[1250–1300; Middle English < Old French deceivre < Latin dēcipere literally, to ensnare]
de•ceiv′er, n.
de•ceiv′ing•ly, adv.
syn: See cheat.
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deceive
Past participle: deceived
Gerund: deceiving
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| Verb | 1. | deceive - be false to; be dishonest with chisel, cheat - engage in deceitful behavior; practice trickery or fraud; "Who's chiseling on the side?" shill - act as a shill; "The shill bid for the expensive carpet during the auction in order to drive the price up" flim-flam, fob, fox, play a trick on, play tricks, pull a fast one on, trick, play a joke on - deceive somebody; "We tricked the teacher into thinking that class would be cancelled next week" cheat on, wander, betray, cheat - be sexually unfaithful to one's partner in marriage; "She cheats on her husband"; "Might her husband be wandering?" ensnare, entrap, frame, set up - take or catch as if in a snare or trap; "I was set up!"; "The innocent man was framed by the police" humbug - trick or deceive |
| 2. |  deceive - cause someone to believe an untruth; "The insurance company deceived me when they told me they were covering my house"personate, pose, impersonate - pretend to be someone you are not; sometimes with fraudulent intentions; "She posed as the Czar's daughter" lead by the nose, play false, pull the wool over someone's eyes, bamboozle, hoodwink, snow - conceal one's true motives from especially by elaborately feigning good intentions so as to gain an end; "He bamboozled his professors into thinking that he knew the subject well" cod, dupe, put one across, put one over, slang, take in, gull, befool, fool, put on - fool or hoax; "The immigrant was duped because he trusted everyone"; "You can't fool me!" undeceive - free from deception or illusion |
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deceive
verb take in, trick, fool (informal), cheat, con (informal), kid (informal), stiff (slang), sting (informal), mislead, betray, lead (someone) on (informal), hoax, dupe, beguile, delude, swindle, outwit, ensnare, bamboozle (informal), hoodwink, entrap, double-cross (informal), take for a ride (informal), pull a fast one on (slang), cozen, pull the wool over (someone's) eyes He has deceived and disillusioned us all.
be deceived by something or someone be taken in by, fall for, swallow (informal), take the bait, be made a fool of by, be the dupe of, swallow hook, line, and sinker (informal) I was deceived by her innocent expression.
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deceive
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Translations
خدعيَخْدَعُيَخْدَع، يَغُش
oklamatklamat
bedragenarresnyde
trompi
pettäähuijata
zavarati
becsap
svíkja
だます
속이다
mentiri
klaidintisuklaidinti
krāptmaldināt
premamitivarati
bedralura
หลอกลวง
lừa dối
deceive
[dɪˈsiːv] VT → engañarshe deceived me into thinking that → me engañó, haciéndome pensar que ...
don't be deceived by appearances → no te dejes engañar por las apariencias
let nobody be deceived by this → que nadie se llame a engaño por esto
he thought his eyes were deceiving him → no creía lo que veían sus ojos
if my memory does not deceive me → si mal no recuerdo
to deceive o.s → engañarse
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
deceive
[dɪˈsiːv] vt → tromperto deceive sb into doing sth → amener qn à faire qch par la ruse
to deceive o.s. → se faire des illusions
to deceive o.s. about sth → se mentir à soi-même sur qch
to deceive o.s. that ... → se convaincre à tort que ...
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
deceive
vt → täuschen, trügen (geh); one’s wife, husband → betrügen; to deceive somebody into doing something → jdn durch Täuschung dazu bringen, etw zu tun; are my eyes deceiving me - is it really you? → täuschen mich meine Augen, oder bist du es wirklich?; to deceive oneself → sich (dat) → selbst etwas vormachen
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
deceive
[dɪˈsiːv] vt → ingannareshe deceived me into thinking that ... → mi ha ingannato facendomi credere che...
unless my eyes deceive me → se gli occhi non m'ingannano
don't be deceived by appearances → non ti fare ingannare dalle apparenze
to deceive o.s. → ingannarsi, illudersi
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
deceive
(diˈsiːv) verb to mislead or cause to make mistakes, usually by giving or suggesting false information. He was deceived by her innocent appearance.
deceive is spelt with -ei-.
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deceive
→ يَخْدَعُ oklamat bedrage täuschen εξαπατώ engañar pettää tromper zavarati ingannare だます 속이다 bedriegen bedra oszukać enganar обманывать lura หลอกลวง yanıltmak lừa dối 欺骗Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
deceive
vt. engañar, defraudar, embaucar.
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