deceive (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 2 senses of the word *deceive*:
VERB	social	deceive, lead on, delude, cozen	be false to
VERB	communication	deceive, betray, lead astray	cause someone to believe an untruth

deceive > pronunciation
Sounds	dihsiy'v
Rhymes	achieve ... weave: 34 rhymes with iyv...

English > *deceive*: 2 senses > verb 1, social
Meaning	Be false to; be dishonest with.
Pattern	Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody
Synonyms	lead on, delude, cozen
Entailed by	cheat, rip off, chisel	deprive somebody of something by deceit
Narrower	betray, sell	deliver to an enemy by treachery
	cheat, chisel	Engage in deceitful behavior
	cheat on, cheat, cuckold, betray, wander	Be sexually unfaithful to one's partner in marriage
	ensnare, entrap, frame, set up	Take or catch as if in a snare or trap
	flim-flam, play a joke on, play tricks, trick, fob, fox, pull a fast one on, play a trick on	deceive somebody
	fool, gull, befool	make a fool or dupe of
	hoax, pull someone's leg, play a joke on	subject to a playful hoax or joke
	humbug	trick or deceive
	shill	act as a shill
Broader	victimize, victimise	make a victim / victim of
Spanish	burlar, engañar
Catalan	enganyar, enredar
Adjectives	deceptive	designed to deceive or mislead either deliberately or inadvertently
Adjectives	deceptive	causing one to believe what is not true or fail to believe what is true
Nouns	deception	the act of deceiving / deceiving
Nouns	deception	a misleading falsehood

English > *deceive*: 2 senses > verb 2, communication
Meaning	Cause someone to believe an untruth.
Pattern	Somebody ----s somebody
Example	"The insurance company deceived me when they told me they were covering my house"
Synonyms	betray, lead astray
Narrower	bamboozle, snow, hoodwink, pull the wool over someone's eyes, lead by the nose, play false	conceal one's true motives from especially by elaborately feigning good intentions so as to gain an end
	gull, dupe, slang, befool, cod, fool, put on, take in, put one over, put one across	fool or hoax
	pose, impersonate, personate	pretend to be someone you are not
Broader	misinform, mislead	Give false / false or misleading information to
Opposite	undeceive	Free from deception or illusion
Spanish	confundir, engañar
Catalan	enganyar
Adjectives	deceptive	designed to deceive or mislead either deliberately or inadvertently
Adjectives	deceptive	causing one to believe what is not true or fail to believe what is true
Nouns	deceiver	someone who leads you to believe something that is not true
Nouns	deception	the act of deceiving / deceiving

HyperDic: deceive