Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to deceive
Participle: deceived
Gerund: deceiving
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | deceive |
| you | deceive |
| he;she;it | deceives |
| we | deceive |
| you | deceive |
| they | deceive |
Perfect
| I | have deceived |
| you | have deceived |
| he;she;it | has deceived |
| we | have deceived |
| you | have deceived |
| they | have deceived |
Past
| I | deceived |
| you | deceived |
| he;she;it | deceived |
| we | deceived |
| you | deceived |
| they | deceived |
Pluperfect
| 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 |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | deceive |
| you | deceive |
| he;she;it | deceive |
| we | deceive |
| you | deceive |
| they | deceive |
Perfect
| I | have deceived |
| you | have deceived |
| he;she;it | have deceived |
| we | have deceived |
| you | have deceived |
| they | have deceived |
Imperfect
| I | deceived |
| you | deceived |
| he;she;it | deceived |
| we | deceived |
| you | deceived |
| they | deceived |
Pluperfect
| I | had deceived |
| you | had deceived |
| he;she;it | had deceived |
| we | had deceived |
| you | had deceived |
| they | had deceived |
Conditional
Present
| I | would deceive |
| you | would deceive |
| he;she;it | would deceive |
| we | would deceive |
| you | would deceive |
| they | would deceive |
Perfect
| 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 |
Imperative
| you | deceive |
| we | Let's deceive |
| you | deceive |
Verbs conjugated like 'deceive'
abacinate,
abalienate,
abase,
abate,
abbreviate,
abdicate,
abduce,
aberrate,
aberuncate,
abirritate,
abjudge,
abjudicate,
abjugate,
abjure,
ablactate,
ablaqueate,
able,
ablegate,
abligate,
abnegate, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'deceive'
deceave,
receive,
decease,
decede,
decide,
decline,
decrime,
deprive,
derive,
descrive,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
- to deceive
- abbindolare, adescare, buscherare, circuire, fregare, frodare, fuorviare, gabbare, giocare, gull, hustle, illudere, imbrogliare, intrappolare, irretire, mistificare, raggirare, ingannare, truffare
- cheat|swindle
- diddle
- to deceive; to intentionally make believe a false thing
- counterfeit, dissemble, dissimulate, feign, overreach, put on, sham
- mislead
- humbug, bamboozle, beguile, mock, betray, seduce, cheat, sham
Antonyms
- mislead
- guide, direct, help, aid
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
1. c.1300, from O.Fr.
deceveir, from L.
decipere "to ensnare, take in," from
de- "from" or pejorative +
capere "to take" (see capable).
2. From Middle English deceyven, from Anglo-Norman deceivre, from Latin dēcipiō (“to deceive; beguile; entrap”), from dē- (“from”) + capiō (“to seize”); see captive. Compare conceive, perceive, receive. Displaced native Old English beswīcan. See: Middle English '
deceyven', Anglo-Norman '
deceivre', Latin '
dēcipiō'.
Sample Sentences
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[...] pause, he added, complainingly, ‘Boz keeps himself very close; ’ which was true enough, for I was not very well, and was lying down, with a book. I thought he had done with me after this, but I was deceived; for a long interval having elapsed, during which I imagine him to have been turning restlessly from side to side, and trying to go to sleep; he broke out again, with ‘I suppose that Boz will [...]
(American Notes for General Circulation)
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[...] the advocates of slavery, is this: ‘It is a bad system; and for myself I would willingly get rid of it, if I could; most willingly. But it is not so bad, as you in England take it to be. You are deceived by the representations of the emancipationists. The greater part of my slaves are much attached to me. You will say that I do not allow them to be severely treated; but I will put it to you [...]
(American Notes for General Circulation)
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She had noted the slight, dry cough, the daily brightening cheek; nor could the lustre of the eye, and the airy buoyancy born of fever, deceive her.
(Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
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“ You frighten him into deceiving, if you treat him so. ”
(Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
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“ No, papa, ” said Eva, putting it gently away, “ don't deceive yourself ! — I am _not_ any better, I know it perfectly well,—and I am going, before long. I am not nervous,—I am not low-spirited. If it were not for you, papa, and my friends, I should be [...]
(Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
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[...] wished; — and _he sold us_. He told me, one day, that he had business in the country, and should be gone two or three weeks. He spoke kinder than usual, and said he should come back; but it didn't deceive me. I knew that the time had come; I was just like one turned into stone; I couldn't speak, nor shed a tear. He kissed me and kissed the children, a good many times, and went out. I saw him get on [...]
(Uncle Tom’s Cabin)