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Definition of deceive : 1. To beguile; to amuse, so as to divert the attention; to while away; to take away as if by deception.
2. To deprive by fraud or stealth; to defraud.
3. 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.

Synonyms:

do out of, pull a quickie, sail under false colors, beat, skin, not play fair, put something over on, nick, lead off, bamboozle, cuckold, cozen, take to the cleaners, get around, put one over on, give away, make a sucker out of, chisel, snooker, beat out of, fast-talk, burn, denounce, higgle the market, euchre out of, hustle, take for, lie to, dress up, string along, pull something, lie, victimize, give someone the run-around, falsify accounts, make a monkey of, play false, take for a ride, fail, outwit, hoax, ensnare, buffalo, fake out, flimflam, shop, rob, honest, drive to the wall, murphy, hit below the belt, jive, take in, lead on, butter up, beguile, have, let in, double-cross, wander, finagle, snitch, bleed white, tell on, do in, rope in, impose upon, palm off, lead astray, take advantage of, play one false, clip, entrap, do up brown, humbug, practice deceit, misguide, four-flush, sell out, put on, shit, grass, hook, shake down, misdirect, pull a fast one, gouge, snow, pass off, beguile out of, cheat on, gull, circumvent, stag, play for a sucker, trip up, cross up, gyp, pack the deal, screw out of, come over, fleece, sell, rat, sell a gold brick to, scam, bewray, play upon

deceive (part of speech: verb)

con, betray, fool, delude, dupe, mislead, bilk, cheat, swindle

misteach (part of speech: verb)

miseducate, misadvise, misinform, misrepresent, misteach, corrupt

pretend (part of speech: verb)

defraud, claim, imitate, forge, counterfeit, bluff, masquerade, falsify, pose, pretend, show, stage, cover, fake, disguise, affect, impersonate

dupe (part of speech: verb)

hoodwink, trick

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