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deceive
What does deceive mean?
deceive (verb): be false to; be dishonest with.
Definition: Princeton WordNet 3.1.
How do you use deceive in a sentence?
- Your eyes deceive you. (Tatoeba sentence #13798126 by rul, CC BY 2.0 FR)
How do you pronounce deceive?
/dɪˈsiv/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does deceive come from?
From Middle English deceyven, from Anglo-Norman deceivre.
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Words related to deceive
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
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What does “deceive” mean?
be false to; be dishonest with
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make better or more attractive
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perform in order to get a role
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to look fixedly (at something)
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