deceive (v)
betray#3 (v)
lead astray (v)

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type v
lex_filenum 32
def cause someone to believe an untruth
examples The insurance company deceived me when they told me they were covering my house
Frame - 9 Somebody ----s somebody
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Hypernym misinform, mislead
Derivationally related form betray → betrayer
Derivationally related form deceive → deceptive; deceive → deceptive; deceive → deception; deceive → deceiver
Antonym deceive → undeceive
Hyponym pose, impersonate, personate; bamboozle, snow, hoodwink, pull the wool over someone's eyes, lead by the nose, play false; gull, dupe, slang, befool, cod, fool, put on, take in, put one over, put one across
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Derivationally related form deceptive → deceive; deceptive → deceive; deception → deceive; deceiver → deceive
Derivationally related form betrayer → betray
Hyponym misinform, mislead
Hypernym pose, impersonate, personate; bamboozle, snow, hoodwink, pull the wool over someone's eyes, lead by the nose, play false; gull, dupe, slang, befool, cod, fool, put on, take in, put one over, put one across
Antonym undeceive → deceive

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