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1. deceive
verb. ['dɪˈsiːv'] be false to; be dishonest with.
Synonyms
Antonyms
Etymology
- deceyven (Middle English (1100-1500))
- deceivre (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
Rhymes with Deceive
- preconceive
- misconceive
- satanjeev
- misperceive
- disbelieve
- vancleve
- tel-aviv
- maharive
- interweave
- interleave
- sanjiv
- retrieve
- reprieve
- mccleave
- conceive
- relieve
- receive
- rajiv
- perceive
- laneve
- geneve
- believe
- aggrieve
- stieve
- steve
- sleeve
- shreve
- shreeve
- naive
- kleve
How do you pronounce deceive?
Pronounce deceive as dɪˈsiv.
US - How to pronounce deceive in American English
UK - How to pronounce deceive in British English
How do you spell deceive? Is it decieve ?
A common misspelling of deceive is decieve
Sentences with deceive
1. Verb, base form
Sometimes, it is an honest mistake, and people are not trying to deceive you.
2. Adjective
City, state and federal agencies are tasked with ensuring business do not lie and willfully deceive.
3. Noun, singular or mass
Don't let the name of this Allentown restaurant deceive you.
Quotes about deceive
1. Words dazzle and deceive because they are mimed by the face. But black words on a white page are the soul laid bare.
- Guy de Maupassant
2. Oh, what a tangled web we weave...when first we practice to deceive.
- Walter Scott, Marmion
3. The world is so exquisite with so much love and moral depth, that there is no reason to deceive ourselves with pretty stories for which there's little good evidence. Far better it seems to me, in our vulnerability, is to look death in the eye and to be grateful every day for the brief but magnificent opportunity that life provides.
- Carl Sagan
