deceive

Meaning

Verb

Origin

  • From Middle English deceyven, desayven, dissayven, from Old French decever, decevoir, from Latin dēcipiō ("to deceive; beguile; entrap"), from dē- + capiō; see captive. Compare conceive, perceive, receive. Displaced native Old English beswīcan.

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