deceive

== English == === Alternative forms === deceave (obsolete) === Etymology === 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. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /dɪˈsiːv/ Hyphenation: de‧ceive Rhymes: -iːv === Verb === deceive (third-person singular simple present deceives, present participle deceiving, simple past and past participle deceived) (transitive) To trick or mislead. ==== Synonyms ==== See also Thesaurus:deceive ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== deception deceptive deceit ==== Translations ==== ==== Further reading ==== “deceive”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin Eli Smith, editors (1895–1910), “deceive”, in The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia: […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC. == Middle English == === Verb === deceive alternative form of deceyven