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deceive English

Meaning deceive meaning

What does deceive mean?
Definitions in simple English

deceive Verb

— When you deceive someone, you make someone believe something that is not true; you mislead them. John was angry that Jane had deceived him.

deceive

— verb be false to; be dishonest with — verb cause someone to believe an untruth The insurance company deceived me when they told me they were covering my house

Synonyms deceive synonyms

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deceive English » English

cheat trick swindle mislead lie defraud dupe fool delude hoodwink con betray beguile bamboozle bluff hoax tell lies seduce gull cozen bilk take in lead astray double-cross lure lie to entice cajole tempt pretend hide falsify disappoint diddle spoof rook outwit lead on insult gyp fleece fib decoy cover up circumvent wheedle welch victimize twist stingy

Topics deceive topics

What do people use deceive to talk about?
Language and thought Communication Say True

Tell a lie
Social behavior Behavior Honest

Deceive
Work and occupation Finance Dishonest financial practices

Cheat

Conjugation deceive conjugation

How do you conjugate deceive?

deceive · verb

Examples deceive examples

How do I use deceive in a sentence?

Simple sentences

It is mean of him to deceive an elderly lady.
Don't deceive me.
Don't deceive him.
It's wrong to deceive people, but worse to deceive yourself.
Don't deceive yourself.
Appearances deceive.
He knows very well how to deceive people.
If you believe that by insulting you would solve the problem of fishermen, well, let me say, you deceive yourself.
It was never our intention to deceive you.
The attempt to deceive me did not come off.
I would rather be deceived than to deceive.
It is no use trying to deceive me.
He is the last man to deceive me.
It's double pleasure to deceive the deceiver.

Movie subtitles

You all deceive me.
If my ears don't deceive me, his name is Smith.
Deceptions horribly against the grain. when i deceived him, i would deceive god himself, i was so miserable!
No, sir. I'll not deceive you.
They who would believe that a rift has opened in the unity of the Movement. deceive themselves.
If I've deceived that vine, surely I can deceive Mariphasa!
But you can't keep living a lie, or deceive our Mother.
No, you can't deceive me.
Making me deceive my husband.
Do you think this will deceive them?
If it's true, how could you deceive me as you've done today?
I'll not deceive you, Mr. B. It's gin.
If that boy doesn't deceive you, my good friend, I'll eat my head and yours too.
Subconsciously, she learned to deceive him-- simulate a false condition.
Better lose him than deceive a man into a marriage.
I was not going to deceive you.
Diego, don't deceive your father any longer.
In order to accomplish what I set out to do, I've had to deceive people, including you.
I will not deceive my own flesh and blood.
A lot of caution and patience is necessary in order to deceive these cagey and sharp sighted gigantic birds so that they won't notice the presence of the birdwatchers.
Don't try to deceive me. They've gone, both of them.
He is too feeble to try to deceive me.
Nero kills Christians to deceive you.
If you want to deceive people, you'll have to try harder.
Not only that, you deceive yourself.
To deceive a friend-- How shameful!
A statue at least will never deceive you.
You deceive everyone, you take advantage of everyone, you filch money and enjoyment wherever you can.
Why did you deceive him?
Why did you deceive him? Ayako! Look at him.
I want to deceive him. just enough to make him want me.
It is so easy to deceive oneself, Maman.
Why on earth would the gnome deceive me?

News and current affairs

At the moment, administration insiders are trying to convince elite journalists that Bush did not deceive outsiders about Saddam Hussein's nuclear weapons program.
Tudor seems to hope that by putting on a yarmulke and repenting his anti-Semitism, he will deceive a few naive Western politicians.
Another asserted that Judaism encourages its followers to deceive Christians and other Gentiles.
Those who have better information try to deceive those who have worse; but they are deceiving themselves that they know more than they do.
You cannot deceive people about growth; they feel the weight of their pockets better than anyone else.
But appearances can deceive, for the legacy of Putin's first term is that he is losing his fight with the state apparatus that he inherited.
Not only does each mistrust the other, but each tries to deceive each other as much as they can.
Like people, nations that deceive themselves are consigned to a future of uncertainty and instability.
But the intention to deceive, or even to make money, is not necessarily what has driven the recent explosion of financial innovation.
Provided we do not deceive ourselves about where real power lies, let presidents and parliaments be three a penny if that is what makes people feel good about themselves.
But appearances can deceive.
Herd behavior arises, Keynes thought, not from attempts to deceive, but from the fact that, in the face of the unknown, we seek safety in numbers.
Iran's viciously anti-Semitic rhetoric is a transparent attempt to deceive its terrified Arab neighbors by presenting its military might as the spearhead of an all-Muslim confrontation with Israel.
Was his intention to deceive?
To the extent that complexity in finance or politics creates new opportunities to deceive, impedes understanding, or blurs lines of accountability, we should aim to reduce it.
This may seem impossible from today's perspective, but appearances can deceive.

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