Definition of deceive

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Deceive (v. t.) To deprive by fraud or stealth; to defraud.

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Deceivable :: Deceivable (a.) Fitted to deceive; deceitful.
Cajole :: Cajole (v. i.) To deceive with flattery or fair words; to wheedle.
Trumpery :: Trumpery (n.) Something serving to deceive by false show or pretense; falsehood; deceit; worthless but showy matter; hence, things worn out and of no value; rubbish..
Humbug :: Humbug (n.) One who deceives or misleads; a deceitful or trickish fellow; an impostor.
False :: False (a.) To mislead by want of truth; to deceive.
Illude :: Illude (v. t.) To play upon by artifice; to deceive; to mock; to excite and disappoint the hopes of.
Hoodwink :: Hoodwink (v. t.) To deceive by false appearance; to impose upon.
Sham :: Sham (v. i.) To make false pretenses; to deceive; to feign; to impose.
Bilk :: Bilk (v. t.) To frustrate or disappoint; to deceive or defraud, by nonfulfillment of engagement; to leave in the lurch; to give the slip to; as, to bilk a creditor..
Dupe :: Dupe (n.) One who has been deceived or who is easily deceived; a gull; as, the dupe of a schemer..
Deceptively :: Deceptively (adv.) In a manner to deceive.
Unbefool :: Unbefool (v. t.) To deliver from the state of a fool; to awaken the mind of; to undeceive.
Cogger :: Cogger (n.) A flatterer or deceiver; a sharper.
Dorr :: Dorr (v. t.) To deceive. [Obs.] See Dor, v. t..
Dishonesty :: Dishonesty (n.) Want of honesty, probity, or integrity in principle; want of fairness and straightforwardness; a disposition to defraud, deceive, or betray; faithlessness..
Bamboozler :: Bamboozler (n.) A swindler; one who deceives by trickery.
Mump :: Mump (v. i.) To cheat; to deceive; to play the beggar.
Undeceive :: Undeceive (v. t.) To cause to be no longer deceived; to free from deception, fraud, fallacy, or mistake..
Mislead :: Mislead (v. t.) To lead into a wrong way or path; to lead astray; to guide into error; to cause to mistake; to deceive.
Wile :: Wile (v. t.) To practice artifice upon; to deceive; to beguile; to allure.
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