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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Invention :: Invention (n.) A fabrication to deceive; a fiction; a forgery; a falsehood.
Bedote :: Bedote (v. t.) To cause to dote; to deceive.
Fiction :: Fiction (n.) That which is feigned, invented, or imagined; especially, a feigned or invented story, whether oral or written. Hence: A story told in order to deceive; a fabrication; -- opposed to fact, or reality..
Disguise :: Disguise (v. t.) To change the guise or appearance of; especially, to conceal by an unusual dress, or one intended to mislead or deceive..
Deceive :: Deceive (v. t.) To deprive by fraud or stealth; to defraud.
Deception :: Deception (n.) That which deceives or is intended to deceive; false representation; artifice; cheat; fraud.
Disabuse :: Disabuse (v. t.) To set free from mistakes; to undeceive; to disengage from fallacy or deception; to set right.
Humbug :: Humbug (n.) One who deceives or misleads; a deceitful or trickish fellow; an impostor.
Sell :: Sell (v. t.) To impose upon; to trick; to deceive; to make a fool of; to cheat.
Gull :: Gull (v. t.) To deceive; to cheat; to mislead; to trick; to defraud.
Infallible :: Infallible (a.) Not liable to fail, deceive, or disappoint; indubitable; sure; certain; as, infallible evidence; infallible success; an infallible remedy..
Deceiver :: Deceiver (n.) One who deceives; one who leads into error; a cheat; an impostor.
Bubbler :: Bubbler (v. t.) To cheat; to deceive.
Mump :: Mump (v. i.) To cheat; to deceive; to play the beggar.
Abusive :: Abusive (a.) Tending to deceive; fraudulent; cheating.
Sophism :: Sophism (n.) The doctrine or mode of reasoning practiced by a sophist; hence, any fallacy designed to deceive..
Overreach :: Overreach (v. t.) To deceive, or get the better of, by artifice or cunning; to outwit; to cheat..
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..
Self-deceit :: Self-deceit (n.) The act of deceiving one's self, or the state of being self-deceived; self-deception..
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