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(deceives, deceiving, deceived) 1. If you deceive someone, you make them believe something that is not true, usually in order to get some advantage for yourself. He has deceived and disillusioned us all... If you can make the last 10 seconds exciting, you can deceive your audience into thinking it’s been like that all along. VERB: V n, V n into -ing 2. If you deceive yourself, you do not admit to yourself something that you know is true. Alcoholics are notorious for their ability to deceive themselves about the extent of their problem. VERB: V pron-refl 3. If something deceives you, it gives you a wrong impression and makes you believe something that is not true. His gentle, kindly appearance did not deceive me... = mislead VERB: V n
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verb (~d; deceiving) Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French deceivre, from Latin decipere, from de- + capere to take — more at heave Date: 13th century transitive verb 1. archaic ensnare 2. a. obsolete to be false to b. archaic to fail to fulfill 3. obsolete cheat 4. to cause to accept as true or valid what is false or invalid 5. archaic to while away intransitive verb to practice deceit; also to give a false impression appearances can ~ • ~r noun • deceivingly adverb Synonyms: ~, mislead, delude, beguile mean to lead astray or frustrate usually by underhandedness. ~ implies imposing a false idea or belief that causes ignorance, bewilderment, or helplessness tried to ~ me about the cost. mislead implies a leading astray that may or may not be intentional I was misled by the confusing sign. delude implies deceiving so thoroughly as to obscure the truth we were deluded into thinking we were safe. beguile stresses the use of charm and persuasion in deceiving was beguiled by false promises. ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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v. 1 tr. make (a person) believe what is false, mislead purposely. 2 tr. be unfaithful to, esp. sexually. 3 intr. use deceit. 4 tr. archaic disappoint (esp. hopes). Phrases and idioms be deceived be mistaken or deluded. deceive oneself persist in a mistaken belief. Derivatives deceivable adj. deceiver n. Etymology: ME f. OF deceivre or deceiv- stressed stem of deceveir (as DECEIT) ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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1. обманывать, сознательно вводить в заблуждение to deceive the teacher —- обмануть учителя to deceive smb. into belief that... —- внушить кому-л. ложную мысль, будто... to deceive smb. as to one's intentions —- ввести кого-л. в заблуждение насчет своих намерений the boy deceived you about it —- мальчишка обманул (надул) вас на этот счет you're deceiving yourself —- вы обманываете (самого) себя let us not deceive ourselves with fond hopes —- не будем себя тешить несбыточными надеждами 2. обманывать, вводить в заблуждение, сбивать с толку (о явлениях, событиях, фактах) to be deceived by appearances —- быть обманутым внешностью his friendly manner deceived me —- я был обманут его дружеским обращением I was deceived by the blue sky and took no umbrella —- безоблачное небо ввело меня в заблуждение, и я не взял зонтика I thought my eyes were deceiving me —- я не верил своим глазам 3. преим. разг. разочаровывать, не оправдывать ожиданий hopes completely deceived —- совершенно не оправдавшиеся надежды you have deceived my expectations —- вы не оправдали моих ожиданий ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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oneself обманываться DECEIVE v. обманывать; вводить в заблуждение (into - в чем-л.; with - чем-л.) The clever salesman deceived the old lady into lending him all her money for his business, by telling her that she would get rich. Advertisers are now forbidden to deceive the public with false claims. - deceive oneself - be deceived in Syn: see trick ...Англо-русский словарь
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~ v 1 to make someone believe something that is not true in order to get what you want (You deceived me, and I can't forgive you. | deceive sb into doing sth) (They deceived the old man into signing the papers.) 2 deceive yourself to pretend to yourself that something is not true, because the truth is unpleasant (I thought she loved me, but really I was deceiving myself.) 3 are my eyes deceiving me? spoken used when you see someone or something that you are very surprised to see (Are my eyes deceiving me, or is that a genuine Persian carpet.) - deceiver n ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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- c.1300, from O.Fr. deceveir, from L. decipere "to ensnare, take in," from de- "from" or pejorative + capere "to take." The pp. stem of L. decipere yielded deception c.1412. ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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