ALL meanings of deceive
de·ceive
D d - verb deceive If you deceive someone, you make them believe something that is not true, usually in order to get some advantage for yourself. 3
- verb deceive If you deceive yourself, you do not admit to yourself something that you know is true. 3
- verb deceive If something deceives you, it gives you a wrong impression and makes you believe something that is not true. 3
- verb deceive to mislead by deliberate misrepresentation or lies 3
- verb deceive to delude (oneself) 3
- verb deceive to be unfaithful to (one's sexual partner) 3
- verb deceive to disappoint 3
- verb transitive deceive to make (a person) believe what is not true; delude; mislead 3
- verb transitive deceive to be false to; betray 3
- verb transitive deceive to while away (time) 3
- intransitive verb deceive to use deceit; lie 3
- verb with object deceive to mislead by a false appearance or statement; delude: They deceived the enemy by disguising the destroyer as a freighter. 1
- verb with object deceive to be unfaithful to (one's spouse or lover). 1
- verb with object deceive Archaic. to while away (time). 1
- verb without object deceive to mislead or falsely persuade others; practice deceit: an engaging manner that easily deceives. 1
- noun deceive (of a person) Cause (someone) to believe something that is not true, typically in order to gain some personal advantage. 1
- transitive verb deceive fool sb 1
- verb deceive To trick or mislead. 0