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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Impostrix :: Impostrix (n.) A woman who imposes upon or deceives others.
Wile :: Wile (v. t.) To practice artifice upon; to deceive; to beguile; to allure.
Deceived :: Deceived (imp. & p. p.) of Deceiv.
Tray :: Tray (v. t.) To betray; to deceive.
False :: False (superl.) Not according with truth or reality; not true; fitted or likely to deceive or disappoint; as, a false statement..
Illusory :: Illusory (a.) Deceiving, or tending of deceive; fallacious; illusive; as, illusory promises or hopes..
Abuse :: Abuse (v. t.) To deceive; to impose on.
Cozen :: Cozen (v. t.) To cheat; to defraud; to beguile; to deceive, usually by small arts, or in a pitiful way..
Gull :: Gull (v. t.) To deceive; to cheat; to mislead; to trick; to defraud.
Faithless :: Faithless (a.) Serving to disappoint or deceive; delusive; unsatisfying.
Bamboozler :: Bamboozler (n.) A swindler; one who deceives by trickery.
Lie :: Lie (n.) A falsehood uttered or acted for the purpose of deception; an intentional violation of truth; an untruth spoken with the intention to deceive.
Trust :: Trust (n.) To place confidence in; to rely on, to confide, or repose faith, in; as, we can not trust those who have deceived us..
Blind :: Blind (v. t.) To darken; to obscure to the eye or understanding; to conceal; to deceive.
Hocus :: Hocus (n.) One who cheats or deceives.
Cony-catcher :: Cony-catcher (n.) A cheat; a sharper; a deceiver.
Dupe :: Dupe (n.) To deceive; to trick; to mislead by imposing on one's credulity; to gull; as, dupe one by flattery..
Overreach :: Overreach (v. t.) To deceive, or get the better of, by artifice or cunning; to outwit; to cheat..
Deceptible :: Deceptible (a.) Capable of being deceived; deceivable.
Mislight :: Mislight (v. t.) To deceive or lead astray with a false light.
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