Definition of deceive

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Deceive (v. t.) 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..

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Bamboozle :: Bamboozle (v. t.) To deceive by trickery; to cajole by confusing the senses; to hoax; to mystify; to humbug.
Fatally :: Fatally (adv.) In a manner issuing in death or ruin; mortally; destructively; as, fatally deceived or wounded..
Bejape :: Bejape (v. t.) To jape; to laugh at; to deceive.
Bubbler :: Bubbler (v. t.) To cheat; to deceive.
Fallacious :: Fallacious (a.) Embodying or pertaining to a fallacy; illogical; fitted to deceive; misleading; delusive; as, fallacious arguments or reasoning..
Deceiver :: Deceiver (n.) One who deceives; one who leads into error; a cheat; an impostor.
Flam :: Flam (v. t.) To deceive with a falsehood.
Deluder :: Deluder (n.) One who deludes; a deceiver; an impostor.
Dupe :: Dupe (n.) One who has been deceived or who is easily deceived; a gull; as, the dupe of a schemer..
Illude :: Illude (v. t.) To play upon by artifice; to deceive; to mock; to excite and disappoint the hopes of.
Equivocate :: Equivocate (a.) To use words of equivocal or doubtful signification; to express one's opinions in terms which admit of different senses, with intent to deceive; to use ambiguous expressions with a view to mislead; as, to equivocate is the work of duplicity..
Decoy :: Decoy (n.) Anything intended to lead into a snare; a lure that deceives and misleads into danger, or into the power of an enemy; a bait..
Mock :: Mock (v. t.) To disappoint the hopes of; to deceive; to tantalize; as, to mock expectation..
Frailty :: Frailty (a.) The condition quality of being frail, physically, mentally, or morally, frailness; infirmity; weakness of resolution; liableness to be deceived or seduced..
Jilt :: "Jilt (v. t.) To cast off capriciously or unfeeling, as a lover; to deceive in love..
Deceived :: Deceived (imp. & p. p.) of Deceiv.
Deception :: Deception (n.) That which deceives or is intended to deceive; false representation; artifice; cheat; fraud.
Falser :: Falser (n.) A deceiver.
Reach :: Reach (v. t.) To overreach; to deceive.
Elusory :: Elusory (a.) Tending to elude or deceive; evasive; fraudulent; fallacious; deceitful; deceptive.
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