Deceiving
Deceiving tanım:
Kelime: de·ceive
Söyleniş: di-'sEv
İşlev: verb
Türleri: de·ceived; de·ceiv·ing
Kökeni: Middle English, from Middle French deceivre, from Latin decipere, from de- capere to take -- more at HEAVE
transitive senses
1 archaic : ENSNARE
2 a obsolete : to be false to b archaic : to fail to fulfill
3 obsolete : CHEAT
4 : to cause to accept as true or valid what is false or invalid
5 archaic : to while away
intransitive senses : to practice deceit; also : to give a false impression appearances can deceive
- de·ceiv·er noun
- de·ceiv·ing·ly
/-'sE-vi[ng]-lE/ adverbsynonyms DECEIVE, MISLEAD, DELUDE, BEGUILE mean to lead astray or frustrate usually by underhandedness. DECEIVE implies imposing a false idea or belief that causes ignorance, bewilderment, or helplessness tried to deceive me about the cost . MISLEAD implies a leading astray that may or may not be intentional I was misled by the confusing sign . DELUDE implies deceiving so thoroughly as to obscure the truth we were deluded into thinking we were safe . BEGUILE stresses the use of charm and persuasion in deceiving was beguiled by false promises .