Deceive
21deceive — I (Roget s IV) v. Syn. mislead, delude, swindle, trick, cheat, outwit, fool, rob, defraud, practice deceit, not play fair, victimize, hoax, betray, beguile, take advantage of, impose upon, entrap, ensnare, hoodwink, play one false, gull, cozen,… …
22deceive — (your regular sexual partner) to copulate with another Literally, to mislead as to the truth in any respect, and of either sex: Harper nodded and made a private vow that he would not deceive his wife. (Theroux, 1980) …
23deceive — v. 1 tr. make (a person) believe what is false, mislead purposely. 2 tr. be unfaithful to, esp. sexually. 3 intr. use deceit. 4 tr. archaic disappoint (esp. hopes). Phrases and idioms: be deceived be mistaken or deluded. deceive oneself persist… …
24deceive yourself — phrase to refuse to believe something because you do not want to You’re just deceiving yourself if you think he’ll come back to you. Thesaurus: to refuse to think about, believe or accept somethingsynonym Main entry: deceive …
25deceive by treachery — index betray (lead astray) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
26deceive oneself — index miscalculate, misconceive Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
27deceive — deceivableness, deceivability, n. deceivably, adv. deceiver, n. deceivingly, adv. /di seev /, v., deceived, deceiving. v.t. 1. to mislead by a false appearance or statement; delude: They deceived the enemy by disguising the destroyer as a… …
28deceive — verb /dɪˈsiːv/ To trick or mislead. See Also: deception, deceptive, deceit …
29deceive — Synonyms and related words: abuse, bamboozle, be untruthful, befool, beguile, betray, bitch, bluff, bunk, cajole, cheat, cheat on, circumvent, con, conjure, cozen, debauch, defile, deflower, defraud, delude, despoil, diddle, do, dodge, double… …
30deceive — de·ceive || dɪ siËv v. cheat, mislead …
