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deceive

/dɪˈsiːv/

/dɪˈsiv/

deceiveverb

deceived

Past Simple

deceived

Past Participle

deceiving

Gerund

/dɪˈsiːv/

/dɪˈsiv/

Translations

tromper

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.

Definitions

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.

Synonyms

Antonyms

tell the truth

deceivenoun

deceives

/dɪˈsiːv/

/dɪˈsiv/

Archaic: used mainly in older texts to mean ‘trick’ or ‘deception’.

Translations

tromperieArchaïque.

Their scheme was exposed as a pitiable deceive.

Leur stratagème a été dévoilé comme une pitoyable tromperie.

Additional translations

duperieArchaïque.

Definitions

An act of deception; a trick or fraud. (archaic)

Their scheme was exposed as a pitiable deceive.