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| Date: | 1200-1300 |
| Language: | Old French |
| Origin: | deceivre, from Latin decipere |
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de‧ceive
[transitive]
[transitive]1 to make someone believe something that is not true [= trick; ↪ deception]: 
He had been deceived by a young man claiming to be the son of a millionaire.
He had been deceived by a young man claiming to be the son of a millionaire. deceive somebody into doing something He tried to deceive the public into thinking the war could still be won.
He tried to deceive the public into thinking the war could still be won.2 to refuse to believe that something is true because the truth is unpleasant : I thought she loved me, but I was deceiving myself.
deceive yourself
I thought she loved me, but I was deceiving myself.3 to give someone a wrong belief or opinion about something : Don't be deceived by the new cover - this is a rehash of old hits.
Don't be deceived by the new cover - this is a rehash of old hits. —deceiver noun [countable]
