deceive

deceive is a 7-letter English word with 5 senses as transitive verb and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: To lead into error; to cause to believe what is false, or disbelieve what is true; to impose upon; to mislead; to cheat; to disappoint; to delude; to insnare. Face value is 13 in Scrabble and 15 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

7 letters · Scrabble 13 · Words With Friends 15 · 5 senses

Definitions

1. transitive verb. To lead into error; to cause to believe what is false, or disbelieve what is true; to impose upon; to mislead; to cheat; to disappoint; to delude; to insnare.
2. transitive verb. To beguile; to amuse, so as to divert the attention; to while away; to take away as if by deception.
3. transitive verb. To deprive by fraud or stealth; to defraud.
4. verb. cause someone to believe an untruth

   "The insurance company deceived me when they told me they were covering my house"

   Synonyms: betray

5. verb. be false to; be dishonest with

   Synonyms: cozen, delude

Synonyms

betray, cozen, delude

Common word forms

deceived, deceiver, deceives, deceiving

Words from these letters

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