deceive
/dɪˈsiːv/verb2 syllables
Deceive means: be false to; be dishonest with.
Synonyms for deceive13
verb, as in be false to; be dishonest with
lead on, delude, cozen
verb, as in cause someone to believe an untruth
Opposites of deceive
undeceive
What does deceive mean?2
verb
1
be false to; be dishonest with
2
cause someone to believe an untruth“The insurance company deceived me when they told me they were covering my house”
Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
What rhymes with deceive?13
Deceive in a sentence
- Everyone strives to deceive, fool, and trick each other.AlanF_US
- It's wrong to deceive people, but worse to deceive yourself.blay_paul
- A tangled web they weaved, as they practiced to deceive.twacnvcoc
- See how, to deceive the old, the young agree!carlosalberto
- The wicked witch disguised herself as a pitiful, old woman to deceive the princess.DostKaplan
- He bought a car, but they deceived him.anzart
- He deceived her, but even now she loves him.CM
- Don't let the bright day deceive you; dress warmly.carlosalberto
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Forms of deceive
as a verb
- past tense
- deceived
- present participle
- deceiving
- third-person singular
- deceives
- past participle
- deceived