📖 Определения и значения для слова deceive
📒 to make somebody believe something that is not true
- deceive somebody Her husband had been deceiving her for years.
- deceive somebody into doing something She deceived him into handing over all his savings.
- She is accused of attempting to cheat the taxman.
📒 to refuse to admit to yourself that something unpleasant is true
- You're deceiving yourself if you think he'll change his mind.
📒 to make somebody have a wrong idea about somebody/something
- Unless my eyes deceive me, that's his wife.
- the hallmarks of a detective mystery where appearances deceive
📒 if something flatters to deceive, it appears to be better, more successful, etc. than it really is
- As with many new bands, their early success flattered to deceive.