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deceive


 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  deceive 
 
  2  senses  of  deceive 
 
  Sense  1 
  deceive,  lead  on  delude,  cozen 
  =>  betray,  sell 
  =>  cheat,  chisel 
  =>  shill 
  =>  trick,  fob,  fox,  pull  a  fast  one  on  play  a  trick  on 
  =>  fool,  gull,  befool 
  =>  cheat  on  cheat,  cuckold,  betray,  wander 
  =>  hoax,  pull  someone's  leg,  play  a  joke  on 
  =>  ensnare,  entrap,  frame,  set  up 
  =>  humbug 
 
  Sense  2 
  deceive,  betray,  lead  astray 
  =>  pose,  impersonate,  personate 
  =>  bamboozle,  snow,  hoodwink,  pull  the  wool  over  someone's  eyes,  lead  by  the  nose,  play  false 
  =>  gull,  dupe,  slang,  befool,  cod,  fool,  put  on  take  in  put  one  over  put  one  across 
 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  deceive 
 
  2  senses  of  deceive 
 
  Sense  1 
  deceive,  lead  on  delude,  cozen 
  =>  betray,  sell 
  =>  double  cross 
  =>  cheat,  chisel 
  =>  job 
  =>  shark 
  =>  rig,  set  up 
  =>  cozen 
  =>  crib 
  =>  fudge,  manipulate,  fake,  falsify,  cook,  wangle,  misrepresent 
  =>  juggle 
  =>  shill 
  =>  trick,  fob,  fox,  pull  a  fast  one  on  play  a  trick  on 
  =>  snooker 
  =>  fool,  gull,  befool 
  =>  cheat  on  cheat,  cuckold,  betray,  wander 
  =>  twotime 
  =>  play  around  fool  around 
  =>  hoax,  pull  someone's  leg,  play  a  joke  on 
  =>  ensnare,  entrap,  frame,  set  up 
  =>  humbug 
 
  Sense  2 
  deceive,  betray,  lead  astray 
  =>  pose,  impersonate,  personate 
  =>  masquerade 
  =>  bamboozle,  snow,  hoodwink,  pull  the  wool  over  someone's  eyes,  lead  by  the  nose,  play  false 
  =>  gull,  dupe,  slang,  befool,  cod,  fool,  put  on  take  in  put  one  over  put  one  across 
  =>  pull  the  leg  of  kid 
 
  Entailment  of  verb  deceive 
 
 
  Synonyms/Hypernyms  (Ordered  by  Frequency)  of  verb  deceive 
 
  2  senses  of  deceive 
 
  Sense  1 
  deceive,  lead  on  delude,  cozen 
  =>  victimize,  victimise 
 
  Sense  2 
  deceive,  betray,  lead  astray 
  =>  misinform,  mislead 
 
  Familiarity  of  verb  deceive 
 
  deceive  used  as  a  verb  is  rare  (polysemy  count  =  2) 
 
  Synonyms  (Grouped  by  Similarity  of  Meaning)  of  verb  deceive 
 
  Sense  1 
  deceive,  lead  on  delude,  cozen 
  =>  victimize,  victimise 
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  Sense  2 
  deceive,  betray,  lead  astray 
  =>  misinform,  mislead 
  -------------- 
 
  Grep  of  noun  deceive 
  deceiver 
 
  Overview  of  verb  deceive 
 
  The  verb  deceive  has  2  senses  (first  2  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (5)  deceive,  lead  on  delude,  cozen  --  (be  false  to  be  dishonest  with) 
  2.  (2)  deceive,  betray,  lead  astray  --  (cause  someone  to  believe  an  untruth;  "The  insurance  company  deceived  me  when  they  told  me  they  were  covering  my  house") 
 
  Overview  of  verb  deceive 
 
  The  verb  deceive  has  2  senses  (first  2  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (5)  deceive,  lead  on  delude,  cozen  --  (be  false  to  be  dishonest  with) 
  2.  (2)  deceive,  betray,  lead  astray  --  (cause  someone  to  believe  an  untruth;  "The  insurance  company  deceived  me  when  they  told  me  they  were  covering  my  house") 



deceive definition