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deceive, v.
(deceived, deceives, deceiving)
freq. cnt. 7
more info be false to; be dishonest with
<verb.social>   freq. cnt.: 6 freq. cnt.: 5 freq. cnt.: 1

cozen deceive delude lead on

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Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody

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Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody

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Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody

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Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
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deceptive deceptive deception deception
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derivationally related form
delusory delusive delusion delusion delusion
semantic pointers
hyponym
betray, sell cheat, chisel shill trick, flim-flam, play a joke on, play tricks, fob, fox, pull a fast one on, play a trick on fool, gull, befool betray, wander, cheat on, cheat, cuckold hoax, pull someone's leg, play a joke on set up, frame, ensnare, entrap humbug
hypernym
victimize, victimise
more info cause someone to believe an untruth
<verb.communication>   freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 2

betray deceive lead astray

sample sentences

"The insurance company deceived me when they told me they were covering my house"

verb frames

Somebody ----s somebody

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Somebody ----s somebody

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Somebody ----s somebody
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deceptive deceptive deception deceiver
antonym
undeceive
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derivationally related form
betrayer
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hypernym
mislead, misinform
hyponym
pose, impersonate, personate bamboozle, snow, hoodwink, pull the wool over someone's eyes, lead by the nose, play false take in, gull, dupe, slang, befool, cod, fool, put on, put one over, put one across