deceive

Universal Words 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 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 ______________________________ WORDFAMILY deceive v. deceit n. deceitful adj. deception n. deceptive adj. ______________________________