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deceive

UK
/dɪˈsiːv/
US
/dɪˈsiv/

Translations

deceiveverb
deceived
Past Simple
deceived
Past Participle
deceiving
Gerund
UK
/dɪˈsiːv/
US
/dɪˈsiv/
He deceived his friends into thinking he was a successful businessman.
Il a trompé ses amis en leur faisant croire qu’il était un homme d’affaires à succès.
Additional translations
duperFamilier.
induire en erreurSoutenu.
Synonyms
swindle
con
mislead
trick
dupe
fool
beguile
delude
hoodwink
Antonyms
reveal
disclose
tell the truth
deceivenoun
deceives
pl
UK
/dɪˈsiːv/
US
/dɪˈsiv/
Archaic: used mainly in older texts to mean ‘trick’ or ‘deception’.
tromperieArchaïque.
Their scheme was exposed as a pitiable deceive.
Leur stratagème a été dévoilé comme une pitoyable tromperie.
Additional translations
duperieArchaïque.

Definitions

deceiveverb
To cause someone to believe something that is not true, typically in order to gain some personal advantage.
He deceived his friends into thinking he was a successful businessman.
To give a mistaken impression or to mislead.
The magician deceived the audience with his clever tricks.
To be deceptive or misleading; to fail to give a true impression.
Appearances can deceive.
deceivenoun
An act of deception; a trick or fraud. (archaic)
Their scheme was exposed as a pitiable deceive.
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