deceive

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Etymology

From Middle English deceyven, desayven, dissayven, from Old French decever, decevoir, from Latin dēcipiō, from dē- ("from") + capiō ("to seize"); see captive.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /dɪˈsiːv/

Verb

deceive (deceives, present participle deceiving; simple past and past participle deceived)

1. (transitive) To trick or mislead.

Synonyms

• See also Thesaurus:deceive

Related terms

• deception
• deceptive
• deceit

Translations

• French: tromper, leurrer, séduire
• German: betrügen, täuschen
• Italian: ingannare
• Portuguese: enganar
• Russian: обма́нывать
• Spanish: engañar, decebir (obsolete)

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