deceive
de.ceive \di-'se-v\ \-'se--vin-le-\ vb [ME deceiven, fr. OF deceivre, fr. L
decipere, fr. de-]+ capere to take archaic 1: ENSNARE obs 2a: to be
false to archaic 2b: to fail to fulfill obs 3: CHEAT 4: to cause to
believe an untruth archaic 5: to while away : to practice deceit e
imposing of a false idea or belief that causes bewilderment or helplessness
or furthers the agent's purpose; MISLEAD stresses a leading astray from the
truth usu. by deliberately deceiving; DELUDE and BEGUILE stress the action
of the one deceived, DELUDE implying an inability to distinguish between
the true and the false, BEGUILE a readiness to be charmed or persuaded by
the deceiver - de.ceiv.er n SYN syn MISLEAD, DELUDE, BEGUILE: DECEIVE
implies th