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UK [dɪˈsiːv] / US [dɪˈsɪv] verb [transitive]
Word forms "deceive":
present tense I/you/we/they deceive he/she/it deceives present participle deceiving past tense deceived past participle deceived
Metaphor:
Deceiving someone is like sending or taking them on a journey in the wrong direction. I'm very sorry, I never intended to mislead anyone. ♦ He was led astray by the other boys. ♦ I found out I'd been taken for a ride. ♦ Ann was furious when she discovered she'd been led up/down the garden path. ♦ Do you think he's just leading her on? ♦ The gang laid a false trail to throw investigators off the scent. ♦ The ship acted as a decoy while the troops landed on another beach. ♦ It had all been a wild-goose chase. ♦ I think they've been giving us the runaround. ➡ confused, honest, mistake
1) to trick someone by behaving in a dishonest way

"You two don't deceive me," she said. "I know what you're trying to do".

deceive someone into doing something:

He was deceived into giving them all his money.

don't be deceived:

Don't be deceived – she's not as nice as she seems.

2) if something deceives you, it gives you a false idea about something else
someone's eyes/ears deceive them:

Unless my eyes deceive me, that's your brother over there.

3) old-fashioned if someone deceives their husband, wife, or partner, they have a sexual relationship with someone else
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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 — [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 — ► 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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