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deceive

de·ceive

UK/dɪˈsiːv/ US/dɪˈsiv/ fairly common

verb

1.

be false to; be dishonest with

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2.

cause someone to believe an untruth

  • “The insurance company deceived me when they told me they were covering my house”
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Origin

From Middle English deceyven, from Anglo-Norman deceivre, from Latin dēcipiō (“to deceive; beguile; entrap”), from dē- (“from”) + capiō (“to seize”); see captive. Compare conceive, perceive, receive. Displaced native Old English beswīcan.

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