Words Like DECEIVE
    
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            20 Alternative Words Similar to deceive
   
            
               
            
            
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        10 definitions of deceive
           
        
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        To lead into error; to cause to believe what is false, or disbelieve what is true; to impose upon; to mislead; to cheat; to disappoint; to delude; to insnare.
    
    
    
 
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        To beguile; to amuse, so as to divert the attention; to while away; to take away as if by deception.
    
    
    
 
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        To deprive by fraud or stealth; to defraud.
    
    
    
 
    4
    
        cause someone to believe an untruth
    
    
    
 
    5
    
        be false to; be dishonest with
    
    
    
 
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        To cause to believe what is not true; mislead.
    
    
    
 
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        Archaic   To catch by guile; ensnare.
    
    
    
 
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        To give a false impression:  appearances can deceive. 
    
    
    
 
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        To mislead by a false appearance or statement; cause to believe what is false, or to disbelieve what is true; delude.