deceive

present singular third person deceives · participle present deceiving · participle past deceived · past deceived · alternative obsolete deceave

1. transitiveTo trick or mislead.

   It feels painful to begin seeing clearly, that you’ve been deceived by the very people and institutions you trusted to guide you.

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   I know—for Death, who comes for me From regions of the blest afar, Where there is nothing to deceive, Hath left his iron gate ajar, […]

   1829, Edgar Allan Poe, “Tamerlane”, in Al Aaraaf, Tamerlane and Minor Poems

   Hungry for fame and the approval of rare-animal collector Queen Victoria (Imelda Staunton), Darwin deceives the Captain and his crew into believing they can get enough booty to win the pirate competition by entering Polly in a science fair. So the pirates journey to London in cheerful, blinkered defiance of the Queen, a hotheaded schemer whose royal crest reads simply “I hate pirates.”

   2012 April 26, Tasha Robinson, “Film: Reviews: The Pirates! Band Of Misfits :”, in The Onion AV Club

   This is why the Zen philosopher Zuigan is supposed to have called out to himself everyday: “master” “yes, sir?” Then he would add: “become sober.” “yes, sir.” He would conclude by saying: “do not be deceived by others.” “yes sir, yes sir.” Today, we might add to that: “don't be deceived by recognition you have gotten or the amount of money in your bank account.”

   2016, Ryan Holiday, Ego is the Enemy, pages 146-147

   Synonyms: abuse, beglammer, counterfeit, catch, trap into, dissemble, dissimulate, feign