as in to fool
to cause to believe what is untrue
he went to great lengths to deceive his family about the nature of his new job at the mall
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Recent Examples of deceive
The person is not trying to deceive or control, but the behavior still affects others and requires self awareness and growth to correct.
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Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 27 June 2025
Where was this sense of urgency when the mullahs were attempting to deceive U.N. inspectors while sandbagging U.S. efforts to diplomatically scuttle the country’s nuclear efforts?
—Editorial, Boston Herald, 21 June 2025
Do my ears deceive me or did The Hilarious Ross Mathews actually land a joke this week?
—Chris Feil, Vulture, 20 June 2025
The Aston Martin Becomes Key To Daring Missions In parallel with deceiving German military officers, Mellor was developing close ties to the French Resistance.
—Iain MacAuley, Forbes.com, 5 June 2025
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Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 27 June 2025
Where was this sense of urgency when the mullahs were attempting to deceive U.N. inspectors while sandbagging U.S. efforts to diplomatically scuttle the country’s nuclear efforts?
—Editorial, Boston Herald, 21 June 2025
Do my ears deceive me or did The Hilarious Ross Mathews actually land a joke this week?
—Chris Feil, Vulture, 20 June 2025
The Aston Martin Becomes Key To Daring Missions In parallel with deceiving German military officers, Mellor was developing close ties to the French Resistance.
—Iain MacAuley, Forbes.com, 5 June 2025
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His impersonation is so convincing that Lu and Shin are initially fooled.—
Allison DeGrushe Published,
EW.com,
14 July 2025
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The Mets couldn’t pick up his slider and were fooled on his changeup.—
Abbey Mastracco,
New York Daily News,
13 July 2025
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This is exactly how scammers trick people into giving up personal details, login credentials, or even payment information.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
2 July 2025
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Kyle and Kamilla couldn't believe their plan worked, while Joe wondered whether he and Eva had been tricked.—
David Wysong,
The Enquirer,
2 July 2025
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The regulator claims Frost even allegedly misled current investors about the security of their existing investments to coax more funding out of them.—
Amanda Gerut,
Fortune,
11 July 2025
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Some users accused officials of misleading the public and denounced the lack of new prosecutions or unredacted disclosures.—
Nick Mordowanec,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 July 2025
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“Deceive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deceive. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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