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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Kiddy :: Kiddy (v. t.) To deceive; to outwit; to hoax.
Blind :: Blind (v. t.) To darken; to obscure to the eye or understanding; to conceal; 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..
Cozen :: Cozen (v. i.) To deceive; to cheat; to act deceitfully.
Niggle :: Niggle (v. t.) To trifle with; to deceive; to mock.
Cony-catcher :: Cony-catcher (n.) A cheat; a sharper; a deceiver.
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..
Sham :: Sham (v. i.) To make false pretenses; to deceive; to feign; to impose.
Cony-catch :: Cony-catch (v. t.) To deceive; to cheat; to trick.
Wile :: Wile (v. t.) To practice artifice upon; to deceive; to beguile; to allure.
Deceptious :: Deceptious (a.) Tending deceive; delusive.
Gab :: Gab (v. i.) To deceive; to lie.
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..
Indirect :: Indirect (a.) Not straightforward or upright; unfair; dishonest; tending to mislead or deceive.
Mocker :: Mocker (n.) A deceiver; an impostor.
Deceived :: Deceived (imp. & p. p.) of Deceiv.
Unbefool :: Unbefool (v. t.) To deliver from the state of a fool; to awaken the mind of; to undeceive.
Calculated :: Calculated (p. p. & a.) Adapted by calculation, contrivance. or forethought to accomplish a purpose; as, to use arts calculated to deceive the people..
Deceivableness :: Deceivableness (n.) Liability to be deceived or misled; as, the deceivableness of a child..
Guile :: Guile (n.) To disguise or conceal; to deceive or delude.
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