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deceive [dɪˈsiːv] vb (tr)
1. to mislead by deliberate misrepresentation or lies 2. (Psychology) to delude (oneself) 3. to be unfaithful to (one's sexual partner) 4. Archaic to disappoint his hopes were deceived [from Old French deceivre, from Latin dēcipere to ensnare, cheat, from capere to take] deceivable adj deceivably adv deceivableness , deceivability n deceiver n deceiving n & adj deceivingly adv ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
deceive verb take in, trick, fool (informal), cheat, con (informal), kid (informal), stiff (slang), sting (informal), mislead, betray, lead (someone) on (informal), hoax, dupe, beguile, delude, swindle, outwit, ensnare, bamboozle (informal), hoodwink, entrap, double-cross (informal), take for a ride (informal), pull a fast one on (slang), cozen, pull the wool over (someone's) eyes He has deceived and disillusioned us all. Translations deceive [dɪˈsiːv] VT → engañar she deceived me into thinking that → me engañó, haciéndome pensar que ... don't be deceived by appearances → no te dejes engañar por las apariencias let nobody be deceived by this → que nadie se llame a engaño por esto he thought his eyes were deceiving him → no creía lo que veían sus ojos if my memory does not deceive me → si mal no recuerdo to deceive o.s → engañarse deceive [dɪˈsiːv] vt → tromper to deceive sb into doing sth → amener qn à faire qch par la ruse to deceive o.s. → se faire des illusions to deceive o.s. about sth → se mentir à soi-même sur qch to deceive o.s. that ... → se convaincre à tort que ... deceive vt → täuschen, trügen (geh); one’s wife, husband → betrügen; to deceive somebody into doing something → jdn durch Täuschung dazu bringen, etw zu tun; are my eyes deceiving me - is it really you? → täuschen mich meine Augen, oder bist du es wirklich?; to deceive oneself → sich (dat) → selbst etwas vormachen deceive [dɪˈsiːv] vt → ingannare she deceived me into thinking that ... → mi ha ingannato facendomi credere che... unless my eyes deceive me → se gli occhi non m'ingannano don't be deceived by appearances → non ti fare ingannare dalle apparenze to deceive o.s. → ingannarsi, illudersi v deceive [diˈsiːv] to mislead or cause to make mistakes, usually by giving or suggesting false information He was deceived by her innocent appearance. bedrieg, mislei, kul يَخْدَع، يَغُش измамвам oklamat narre; snyde täuschen εξαπατώ engañar, defraudar, mentir (kedagi) sisse vedama فریب دادن؛ گول زدن pettää tromper לְרָמְוֹת, לְהוֹנוֹת धोखा देना prevariti, zavesti becsap mengecoh svíkja ingannare だます 속이다 apgau(dinė)ti, (su)klaidinti krāpt; maldināt tipu bedriegen bedra, narre oszukiwać, wprowadzać w błąd enganar a înşela обманывать(ся) oklamať varati, premamiti obmanuti bedra, vilseleda, lura หลอกลวง kandırmak, aldatmak 欺騙,弄虛造假 обманювати غلط بیانی کرنا đánh lừa 欺骗,弄虚作假 deceive is spelt with -ei- . deceive → يَغش oklamat bedrage täuschen εξαπατώ engañar pettää tromper zavarati ingannare だます 속이다 bedriegen bedra oszukać enganar обманывать lura หลอกลวง yanıltmak lừa dối 欺骗 How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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