deceive

de·ceive

D0070000 (dĭ-sēv′)v. de·ceived, de·ceiv·ing, de·ceives v.tr.1. To cause to believe what is not true; mislead.2. Archaic To catch by guile; ensnare.v.intr.1. To practice deceit.2. To give a false impression: appearances can deceive.

---

[Middle English deceiven, from Old French deceveir, from Vulgar Latin *dēcipēre, from Latin dēcipere, to ensnare, deceive : dē-, de- + capere, to seize; see kap- in Indo-European roots.]

---

de·ceiv′a·ble adj.de·ceiv′er n.de·ceiv′ing·ly adv.Synonyms: deceive, mislead, delude, dupe, hoodwink, bamboozle
These verbs mean to cause someone to believe something untrue, usually with an ulterior motive in mind. Deceive, the most general, stresses the deliberate misrepresentation of what one knows to be true: "We are inclined to believe those whom we do not know, because they have never deceived us" (Samuel Johnson).
To mislead is to direct toward a wrong conclusion, as by the use of half-truths or obfuscation; it is often but not always intentional: "Writing for young people may tempt authors to oversimplify technical information, which may mislead or confuse the reader" (Margaret Bush).
Delude can imply a deception so thorough as to foster belief that is not merely misplaced but often irrational; it may also imply a strong dose of wishful thinking: "I knew, suddenly, in a thunderbolt of awareness, that I had been deluding myself for years, and had madly fancied myself a writer, when I was nothing of the sort" (Margaret Drabble).
To dupe is to play upon another's susceptibilities or naiveté: The shoppers were duped by false advertising. Hoodwink and the informal bamboozle refer to deception by hoaxing, trickery, or artful persuasion: "Worst of all ... the orchestra manager ... has somehow hoodwinked me with his courtly southern manner into signing another multiyear contract" (Arnold Steinhardt)."Perhaps if I wanted to be understood or to understand I would bamboozle myself into belief, but I am a reporter" (Graham Greene).

deceive

(dɪˈsiːv) vb (tr) 1. to mislead by deliberate misrepresentation or lies2. (Psychology) to delude (oneself)3. to be unfaithful to (one's sexual partner)4. archaic to disappoint: his hopes were deceived. [C13: from Old French deceivre, from Latin dēcipere to ensnare, cheat, from capere to take] deˈceivable adj deˈceivably adv deˈceivableness, deˌceivaˈbility n deˈceiver n deˈceiving n, adj deˈceivingly adv

de•ceive

(dɪˈsiv)

v. -ceived, -ceiv•ing. v.t. 1. to mislead by a false appearance or statement; trick. 2. to be unfaithful to (one's spouse or lover). 3. Archaic. to while away (time). v.i. 4. to practice deceit. [1250–1300; Middle English < Old French deceivre < Latin dēcipere literally, to ensnare] de•ceiv′er, n. de•ceiv′ing•ly, adv. syn: See cheat.

deceive

Past participle: deceived
Gerund: deceiving

Imperative
deceive
deceive

Present
I deceive
you deceive
he/she/it deceives
we deceive
you deceive
they deceive

Preterite
I deceived
you deceived
he/she/it deceived
we deceived
you deceived
they deceived

Present Continuous
I am deceiving
you are deceiving
he/she/it is deceiving
we are deceiving
you are deceiving
they are deceiving

Present Perfect
I have deceived
you have deceived
he/she/it has deceived
we have deceived
you have deceived
they have deceived

Past Continuous
I was deceiving
you were deceiving
he/she/it was deceiving
we were deceiving
you were deceiving
they were deceiving

Past Perfect
I had deceived
you had deceived
he/she/it had deceived
we had deceived
you had deceived
they had deceived

Future
I will deceive
you will deceive
he/she/it will deceive
we will deceive
you will deceive
they will deceive

Future Perfect
I will have deceived
you will have deceived
he/she/it will have deceived
we will have deceived
you will have deceived
they will have deceived

Future Continuous
I will be deceiving
you will be deceiving
he/she/it will be deceiving
we will be deceiving
you will be deceiving
they will be deceiving

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been deceiving
you have been deceiving
he/she/it has been deceiving
we have been deceiving
you have been deceiving
they have been deceiving

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been deceiving
you will have been deceiving
he/she/it will have been deceiving
we will have been deceiving
you will have been deceiving
they will have been deceiving

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been deceiving
you had been deceiving
he/she/it had been deceiving
we had been deceiving
you had been deceiving
they had been deceiving

Conditional
I would deceive
you would deceive
he/she/it would deceive
we would deceive
you would deceive
they would deceive

Past Conditional
I would have deceived
you would have deceived
he/she/it would have deceived
we would have deceived
you would have deceived
they would have deceived

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	deceive - be false to; be dishonest withcozen, delude, lead onbetray, sell - deliver to an enemy by treachery; "Judas sold Jesus"; "The spy betrayed his country"victimise, victimize - make a victim of; "I was victimized by this con-man"chisel, cheat - engage in deceitful behavior; practice trickery or fraud; "Who's chiseling on the side?"shill - act as a shill; "The shill bid for the expensive carpet during the auction in order to drive the price up"flim-flam, fob, fox, play a trick on, play tricks, pull a fast one on, trick, play a joke on - deceive somebody; "We tricked the teacher into thinking that class would be cancelled next week"befool, fool, gull - make a fool or dupe ofcheat on, cuckold, wander, betray, cheat - be sexually unfaithful to one's partner in marriage; "She cheats on her husband"; "Might her husband be wandering?"hoax, play a joke on, pull someone's leg - subject to a playful hoax or jokeensnare, entrap, frame, set up - take or catch as if in a snare or trap; "I was set up!"; "The innocent man was framed by the police"humbug - trick or deceive
	2.	deceive - cause someone to believe an untruth; "The insurance company deceived me when they told me they were covering my house"lead astray, betraymisinform, mislead - give false or misleading information topersonate, pose, impersonate - pretend to be someone you are not; sometimes with fraudulent intentions; "She posed as the Czar's daughter"lead by the nose, play false, pull the wool over someone's eyes, bamboozle, hoodwink, snow - conceal one's true motives from especially by elaborately feigning good intentions so as to gain an end; "He bamboozled his professors into thinking that he knew the subject well"cod, dupe, put one across, put one over, slang, take in, gull, befool, fool, put on - fool or hoax; "The immigrant was duped because he trusted everyone"; "You can't fool me!"undeceive - free from deception or illusion

deceive

verb take in, trick, fool (informal), cheat, con (informal), kid (informal), stiff (slang), sting (informal), mislead, betray, lead (someone) on (informal), hoax, dupe, beguile, delude, swindle, outwit, ensnare, bamboozle (informal), hoodwink, entrap, double-cross (informal), take for a ride (informal), pull a fast one on (slang), cozen, pull the wool over (someone's) eyes He has deceived and disillusioned us all.be deceived by something or someone be taken in by, fall for, swallow (informal), take the bait, be made a fool of by, be the dupe of, swallow hook, line, and sinker (informal) I was deceived by her innocent expression.

deceive

verbTo cause to accept what is false, especially by trickery or misrepresentation:beguile, betray, bluff, cozen, delude, double-cross, dupe, fool, hoodwink, humbug, mislead, take in, trick.Informal: bamboozle, have.Slang: four-flush.Idioms: lead astray, play false, pull the wool over someone's eyes, put something over on, take for a ride.

Translations

欺骗弄虚作假

deceive

(diˈsiːv) verb to mislead or cause to make mistakes, usually by giving or suggesting false information. He was deceived by her innocent appearance. 欺騙，弄虛造假 欺骗，弄虚作假

---

deceive is spelt with -ei-.

deceive

→ 欺骗zhCN