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Grammar : Verb
Spell : dih-seev
Phonetic Transcription : dɪˈsiv



Definition of deceiving

Origin :
  • c.1300, from Old French decevoir (12c., Modern French décevoir) "to deceive," from Latin decipere "to ensnare, take in, beguile, cheat," from de- "from" or pejorative + capere "to take" (see capable). Related: Deceived; deceiver; deceiving.
  • verb mislead; be dishonest
Example sentences :
  • "You will soon learn whether I am deceiving you or not," said Robert.
  • Extract from : « Brave and Bold » by Horatio Alger
  • I don't like deceiving my mother; but I should not like to pain her by saying I have been to the theatre.
  • Extract from : « Life in London » by Edwin Hodder
  • But be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving your own selves.
  • Extract from : « An Explanation of Luther's Small Catechism » by Joseph Stump
  • Yet we have scriptural authority for it: "Deceiving and being deceived."
  • Extract from : « Reflections » by Francois Duc De La Rochefoucauld
  • He had decided that there could be no harm in deceiving the enemy.
  • Extract from : « The Dare Boys of 1776 » by Stephen Angus Cox
  • It was mere sophistry, and deceiving, fruitless, and unprofitable.
  • Extract from : « Selections from the Table Talk of Martin Luther » by Martin Luther
  • While deceiving others, these psychopathic women also deceive themselves.
  • Extract from : « The Sexual Question » by August Forel
  • Bijard wriggled his nose as if he fancied she was deceiving him.
  • Extract from : « L'Assommoir » by Emile Zola
  • If he might only be deceiving himself, as Ramond persisted in declaring.
  • Extract from : « Doctor Pascal » by Emile Zola
  • You aren't accustomed to deceiving people, and you can't deceive me now.
  • Extract from : « Thankful's Inheritance » by Joseph C. Lincoln

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