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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Humbug :: Humbug (n.) An imposition under fair pretenses; something contrived in order to deceive and mislead; a trick by cajolery; a hoax.
Indirect :: Indirect (a.) Not straightforward or upright; unfair; dishonest; tending to mislead or deceive.
Hocus :: Hocus (v. t.) To deceive or cheat.
Bamboozler :: Bamboozler (n.) A swindler; one who deceives by trickery.
Fatally :: Fatally (adv.) In a manner issuing in death or ruin; mortally; destructively; as, fatally deceived or wounded..
Dishonesty :: Dishonesty (n.) Want of honesty, probity, or integrity in principle; want of fairness and straightforwardness; a disposition to defraud, deceive, or betray; faithlessness..
Deceit :: Deceit (n.) An attempt or disposition to deceive or lead into error; any declaration, artifice, or practice, which misleads another, or causes him to believe what is false; a contrivance to entrap; deception; a wily device; fraud..
Wile :: Wile (v. t.) To practice artifice upon; to deceive; to beguile; to allure.
Humbug :: Humbug (n.) One who deceives or misleads; a deceitful or trickish fellow; an impostor.
Abuse :: Abuse (v. t.) To deceive; to impose on.
Deceptible :: Deceptible (a.) Capable of being deceived; deceivable.
Deceitfully :: Deceitfully (adv.) With intent to deceive.
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..
Deceive :: 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..
Deceptive :: Deceptive (a.) Tending to deceive; having power to mislead, or impress with false opinions; as, a deceptive countenance or appearance..
Cony-catcher :: Cony-catcher (n.) A cheat; a sharper; a deceiver.
Perjure :: Perjure (v. t.) To make a false oath to; to deceive by oaths and protestations.
Deceptiveness :: Deceptiveness (n.) The power or habit of deceiving; tendency or aptness to deceive.
Traitor :: Traitor (v. t.) To act the traitor toward; to betray; to deceive.
Deceitfulness :: Deceitfulness (n.) Tendency to mislead or deceive.
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