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 VNthat]
3 to make sb have a wrong idea about sb/sth
SYNMISLEAD:
[VN] Unless my eyes deceive me, that's the woman he introduced as his wife. [also V]
seealsoDECEPTIVE
deceiver noun
IDIOMS see FLATTER
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WORDFAMILY
deceive v.
deceit n.
deceitful adj.
deception n.
deceptive adj.
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Is deceive a noun, verb, or something else?
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