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deceive

/dɪˈsiːv/

/dɪˈsiv/

deceiveverb

deceived

Past Simple

deceived

Past Participle

deceiving

Gerund

/dɪˈsiːv/

/dɪˈsiv/

Translations

вводить в заблуждение

The magician's tricks are designed to deceive the audience.

Фокусы иллюзиониста предназначены для того, чтобы вводить зрителей в заблуждение.

обманывать

He tried to deceive his friends by telling them a false story.

Он пытался обмануть своих друзей, рассказав им ложную историю.

Additional translations

дезориентировать

мистифицировать

запутывать

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’.

Definitions

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

Their scheme was exposed as a pitiable deceive.