Definition of deceive

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

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Abuse :: Abuse (v. t.) To deceive; to impose on.
Decipiency :: Decipiency (n.) State of being deceived; hallucination.
Illusory :: Illusory (a.) Deceiving, or tending of deceive; fallacious; illusive; as, illusory promises or hopes..
Deceivable :: Deceivable (a.) Fitted to deceive; deceitful.
Cajole :: Cajole (v. i.) To deceive with flattery or fair words; to wheedle.
Cozen :: Cozen (v. t.) To cheat; to defraud; to beguile; to deceive, usually by small arts, or in a pitiful way..
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..
Coquet :: Coquet (v. t.) To attempt to attract the notice, admiration, or love of; to treat with a show of tenderness or regard, with a view to deceive and disappoint..
Cheat :: Cheat (n.) To deceive and defraud; to impose upon; to trick; to swindle.
Sham :: Sham (n.) That which deceives expectation; any trick, fraud, or device that deludes and disappoint; a make-believe; delusion; imposture, humbug..
Cogger :: Cogger (n.) A flatterer or deceiver; a sharper.
Impostrix :: Impostrix (n.) A woman who imposes upon or deceives others.
Deceitfulness :: Deceitfulness (n.) Tendency to mislead or deceive.
Calculated :: Calculated (p. p. & a.) Adapted by calculation, contrivance. or forethought to accomplish a purpose; as, to use arts calculated to deceive the people..
Device :: Device (n.) That which is devised, or formed by design; a contrivance; an invention; a project; a scheme; often, a scheme to deceive; a stratagem; an artifice..
Befool :: Befool (v. t.) To fool; to delude or lead into error; to infatuate; to deceive.
Fallacious :: Fallacious (a.) Embodying or pertaining to a fallacy; illogical; fitted to deceive; misleading; delusive; as, fallacious arguments or reasoning..
Abusive :: Abusive (a.) Tending to deceive; fraudulent; cheating.
Deception :: Deception (n.) That which deceives or is intended to deceive; false representation; artifice; cheat; fraud.
Fatally :: Fatally (adv.) In a manner issuing in death or ruin; mortally; destructively; as, fatally deceived or wounded..
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