deceive

deceive
I
(Roget's IV) v.
Syn. mislead, delude, swindle, trick, cheat, outwit, fool, rob, defraud, practice deceit, not play fair, victimize, hoax, betray, beguile, take advantage of, impose upon, entrap, ensnare, hoodwink, play one false, gull, cozen, dupe, lead astray, bamboozle, fleece, beguile out of, humbug, circumvent, get around, lie to, falsify accounts, pass off, con*, put on*, scam*, take for*, get around*, finagle*, palm off*, cross up*, buffalo*, nick*, bilk*, gouge*, clip*, skin*, beat*, fake*, gyp*, beat out of*, put on*, burn*, chisel*, sell out*, double-cross*, hook*, pull a fast one*, pull something*, fake out*, play for a sucker*, shake down*, make a sucker out of*, snooker*, hustle*, take to the cleaners*, pull a quickie*, sell a gold brick to*, screw out of*, drive to the wall*, do out of*, string along*, take for a ride*, snow*, put one over on*, take in*, sail under false colors*, take in*, rope in*, lead on*, jive*, fast-talk*, sell*, pull the wool over one's eyes*, flimflam*, murphy*, give someone the run-around*, dress up*, trip up*, bleed white*, beguile out of*, do in*, pack the deal*, do up brown*, hit below the belt*, come over*, lead astray*, higgle the market*, get around*, euchre out of*, butter up*, let in*, play upon*, make a monkey of*; see also cheat , lie 1 .
Syn.- deceive implies the often deliberate misrepresentation of facts by words, actions, etc., frequently to further one's ends [deceived into buying fraudulent stocks ] ; to mislead is to cause to follow the wrong course or to err in conduct or action, although not always by deliberate deception [misled by the sign into going to the wrong floor ] ; beguile implies the use of wiles and enticing prospects in deceiving or misleading [beguiled by promises of a fortune ] ; to delude is to fool someone so completely that what is false is accepted as being true; betray implies a breaking of faith while appearing to be loyal
II
(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus) v.
mislead, delude, trick, hoodwink, *pull the wool over one's eyes, dupe, defraud, *buffalo, *con, burn, *screw, beguile, *BS.
III
(Roget's Thesaurus II) verb To cause to accept what is false, especially by trickery or misrepresentation: beguile, betray, bluff, cozen, delude, double-cross, dupe, fool, hoodwink, humbug, mislead, take in, trick. Informal: bamboozle, have. Slang: four-flush. Idioms: lead astray, play false, pull the wool over someone's eyes, put something over on, take for a ride. See HONEST.

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  • Deceive — De*ceive , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Deceived}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Deceiving}.] [OE. deceveir, F. d[ e]cevoir, fr. L. decipere to catch, insnare, deceive; de + capere to take, catch. See {Capable}, and cf. {Deceit}, {Deception}.] 1. To lead into error;… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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  • deceive — de·ceive vb de·ceived, de·ceiv·ing vt: to cause to accept as true or valid what is false or invalid vi: to practice deceit compare defraud, mislead Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster …   Law dictionary

  • deceive — [dē sēv′, disēv′] vt. deceived, deceiving [ME deceiven < OFr deceveir < L decipere, to ensnare, deceive < de , from + capere, to take: see HAVE] 1. to make (a person) believe what is not true; delude; mislead 2. Archaic to be false to;… …   English World dictionary

  • deceive — c.1300, from O.Fr. decevoir (12c., Mod.Fr. décevoir) to deceive, from L. decipere to ensnare, take in, beguile, cheat, from de from or pejorative + capere to take (see CAPABLE (Cf. capable)). Related: Deceived; deceiver; deceiving …   Etymology dictionary

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  • deceive — [v] mislead; be dishonest bamboozle*, beat, beat out of, beguile, betray, bilk, buffalo*, burn, cheat, circumvent, clip, con, cozen, cross up, defraud, delude, disappoint, double cross, dupe, ensnare, entrap, fake, falsify, fleece, fool, gouge,… …   New thesaurus

  • deceive — ► VERB 1) deliberately mislead into believing something false. 2) (of a thing) give a mistaken impression. DERIVATIVES deceiver noun. ORIGIN Old French deceivre, from Latin decipere ensnare, cheat …   English terms dictionary

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  • deceive — [[t]dɪsi͟ːv[/t]] deceives, deceiving, deceived 1) VERB If you deceive someone, you make them believe something that is not true, usually in order to get some advantage for yourself. [V n] He has deceived and disillusioned us all... [V n into ing] …   English dictionary

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