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v. To cause to believe what is not true; mislead.

v. Archaic To catch by guile; ensnare.

verb-intransitive. To practice deceit.

verb-intransitive. To give a false impression: appearances can deceive.

v. To trick or mislead.

v. 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. To beguile; to amuse, so as to divert the attention; to while away; to take away as if by deception.

v. To deprive by fraud or stealth; to defraud.

To mislead by a false appearance or statement; cause to believe what is false, or to disbelieve what is true; delude.

To cause to fail in fulfilment or realization; frustrate or disappoint.

. To take from; rob stealthily.

To cause to pass; while away.

Synonyms To beguile, cheat, overreach, circumvent, dupe, fool, gull, cozen, hoodwink.

In fencing, to evade, as an attack or parry, thus causing an opponent to lose the contact or feel of one's foil.

v. cause someone to believe an untruth

v. be false to; be dishonest with

"I myself am very fond of the plain cheese pizza, but don't let the name deceive you."

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deceived    deceives    deceiving   

deception    deceptive    deceit   

delude    mislead    beguile    defraud    fool    befool    bejape    begunk    bamboozle    gull   

Eve    Kleve    Neave    Rajiv    Steve    achieve    aggrieve    aleve    believe    bereave   

important    guessable    unshipped    weariful    cleanable    afree    nameable    upgradable    over-valued    refutable