Pronunciations (2)
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/dɪˈsiːv/
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dɪˈsiːv
Verb
To trick or mislead.
Usage- Transitive
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It feels painful to begin seeing clearly, that you’ve been deceived by the very people and institutions you trusted to guide you.
I know—for Death, who comes for me From regions of the blest afar, Where there is nothing to deceive, Hath left his iron gate ajar, […]
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Hungry for fame and the approval of rare-animal collector Queen Victoria (Imelda Staunton), Darwin deceives the Captain and his crew into believing they can get enough booty to win the pirate competition by entering Polly in a science fair. So the pirates journey to London in cheerful, blinkered defiance of the Queen, a hotheaded schemer whose royal crest reads simply “I hate pirates.”
Verb
be false to; be dishonest with
cause someone to believe an untruth
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The insurance company deceived me when they told me they were covering my house