Definition of deceive

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

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Dishonesty :: Dishonesty (n.) Want of honesty, probity, or integrity in principle; want of fairness and straightforwardness; a disposition to defraud, deceive, or betray; faithlessness..
Hocus :: Hocus (n.) One who cheats or deceives.
Impostrix :: Impostrix (n.) A woman who imposes upon or deceives others.
Deceptiveness :: Deceptiveness (n.) The power or habit of deceiving; tendency or aptness to deceive.
Trepan :: Trepan (n.) a deceiver; a cheat.
False :: False (superl.) Not genuine or real; assumed or designed to deceive; counterfeit; hypocritical; as, false tears; false modesty; false colors; false jewelry..
Cully :: Cully (n.) A person easily deceived, tricked, or imposed on; a mean dupe; a gull..
Traitor :: Traitor (v. t.) To act the traitor toward; to betray; to deceive.
Dodge :: Dodge (n.) The act of evading by some skillful movement; a sudden starting aside; hence, an artful device to evade, deceive, or cheat; a cunning trick; an artifice..
Skelder :: Skelder (v. t. & i.) To deceive; to cheat; to trick.
Cogger :: Cogger (n.) A flatterer or deceiver; a sharper.
Falser :: Falser (n.) A deceiver.
Guile :: Guile (n.) To disguise or conceal; to deceive or delude.
Faithless :: Faithless (a.) Serving to disappoint or deceive; delusive; unsatisfying.
Jilt :: Jilt (n.) A woman who capriciously deceives her lover; a coquette; a flirt.
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..
Guilor :: Guilor (n.) A deceiver; one who deludes, or uses guile..
Infallible :: Infallible (a.) Not liable to fail, deceive, or disappoint; indubitable; sure; certain; as, infallible evidence; infallible success; an infallible remedy..
Oversee :: Oversee (v. i.) To see too or too much; hence, to be deceived..
Hoodwink :: Hoodwink (v. t.) To deceive by false appearance; to impose upon.
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