deceive

US: /dɪˈsiv/

UK: /dɪsˈiːv/


English - Vietnamese dictionary

deceive /di'si:v/
  • động từ
    • lừa dối, đánh lừa, lừa đảo, lừa gạt
      • to deceive oneself: tự lừa dối mình; làm sai
    • làm thất vọng
      • to deceive one's hopes: làm thất vọng

Advanced English dictionary

+ verb
1 [VN] ~ sb (into doing sth) to make sb believe sth that is not true: Her husband had been deceiving her for years. + She deceived him into handing over all his savings.
2 ~ yourself to refuse to admit to yourself that sth unpleasant is true: [VN] You're deceiving yourself if you think he'll change his mind. [also VN that]
3 to make sb have a wrong idea about sb/sth
Synonym: MISLEAD
[VN] Unless my eyes deceive me, that's the woman he introduced as his wife. [also V]
See also - DECEPTIVE
deceiver noun
Idioms see FLATTER
WORD FAMILY
deceive v.
deceit n.
deceitful adj.
deception n.
deceptive adj.

Thesaurus dictionary

v.
mislead, delude, impose on or upon, fool, hoax, trick, cheat, swindle, betray, double-cross, lead on, lead up or down the garden path, lead astray, pull the wool over (someone's) eyes, inveigle, cajole, Archaic cozen; Colloq con, bamboozle, take in, take for a ride, two-time, move the goalposts; Slang US take:
He deceived even his friends and family into believing he had been a war hero.

Collocation

ADV.

easily
Human nature is such that we easily deceive ourselves.

VERB + DECEIVE

attempt to, try to

PREP.

into
The public should not be deceived into buying inferior goods.


Concise dictionary

deceives|deceived|deceivingdɪ'siːv
verb
+be false to; be dishonest with
+cause someone to believe an untruth

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