English Explanatory Dictionary

deceive

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To trick or mislead.

Pronunciation

/dɪˈsiːv/ En-us-deceive.ogg

Word forms

deceive deceives deceiving deceived deceave

Etymology

From Middle English deceyven, from Anglo-Norman deceivre, from Latin dēcipiō (“to deceive; beguile; entrap”), from dē- (“from”) + capiō (“to seize”); see captive. Compare conceive, perceive, receive. Displaced native Old English beswīcan.

Synonyms

abuse beglammer counterfeit deceive dissemble dissimulate feign jiff lead astray overreach put on spoof sham trick

Related words

deception deceptive deceit rip off forge gaslight grift deceiver confidence trickster fraudster

Derived words

deceivability deceivable deceivance deceiver deceivingly deceivous flatter to deceive redeceive self-deceive undeceive what a tangled web we weave when first we practice to deceive
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