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deceive definition
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 -------------- 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
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