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deceive
verb
cause someone to believe an untruth
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Word Facts
- Word length
- 7
- Starts with
- D
- Ends with
- E
- Contains
- ECEIV
- Scrabble score
- 13
- Database source
- OEWN 2025 Core
How it sounds
Pronunciation
dɪˈsiːv
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Meaning
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verb
cause someone to believe an untruth
“The insurance company deceived me when they told me they were covering my house”
verb
be false to; be dishonest with
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The insurance company deceived me when they told me they were covering my house
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