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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Elusory :: Elusory (a.) Tending to elude or deceive; evasive; fraudulent; fallacious; deceitful; deceptive.
Lie :: Lie (v. i.) To utter falsehood with an intention to deceive; to say or do that which is intended to deceive another, when he a right to know the truth, or when morality requires a just representation..
Cozen :: Cozen (v. i.) To deceive; to cheat; to act deceitfully.
Trickster :: Trickster (n.) One who tricks; a deceiver; a tricker; a cheat.
Disabuse :: Disabuse (v. t.) To set free from mistakes; to undeceive; to disengage from fallacy or deception; to set right.
Mock :: Mock (v. t.) To disappoint the hopes of; to deceive; to tantalize; as, to mock expectation..
Hoax :: Hoax (v. t.) To deceive by a story or a trick, for sport or mischief; to impose upon sportively..
Abuse :: Abuse (v. t.) To deceive; to impose on.
Faithless :: Faithless (a.) Serving to disappoint or deceive; delusive; unsatisfying.
Trick :: Trick (v. t.) To deceive by cunning or artifice; to impose on; to defraud; to cheat; as, to trick another in the sale of a horse..
Perjure :: Perjure (v. t.) To make a false oath to; to deceive by oaths and protestations.
Deceivable :: Deceivable (a.) Fitted to deceive; deceitful.
Mump :: Mump (v. i.) To cheat; to deceive; to play the beggar.
Dorr :: Dorr (v. t.) To deceive. [Obs.] See Dor, v. t..
Fallacious :: Fallacious (a.) Embodying or pertaining to a fallacy; illogical; fitted to deceive; misleading; delusive; as, fallacious arguments or reasoning..
Undeceive :: Undeceive (v. t.) To cause to be no longer deceived; to free from deception, fraud, fallacy, or mistake..
Bamboozle :: Bamboozle (v. t.) To deceive by trickery; to cajole by confusing the senses; to hoax; to mystify; to humbug.
Flam :: Flam (v. t.) To deceive with a falsehood.
Mislight :: Mislight (v. t.) To deceive or lead astray with a false light.
Deceive :: Deceive (v. t.) To deprive by fraud or stealth; to defraud.
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