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==Etymology==
[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=English#ca._1100-1500_.09THE_MIDDLE_ENGLISH_PERIOD Middle English], from Anglo-French deceivre, from [[Latin]] decipere, from de- + capere to take — more at heave
*Date: [http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/13th_Century 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 deceive>
==Synonyms==
mislead, delude, beguile mean to lead astray or frustrate usually by underhandedness. deceive implies imposing a false [[idea]] or [[belief]] that causes ignorance, bewilderment, or helplessness
==Description==
Deception, beguilement, deceit, bluff, mystification, and subterfuge are [[acts]] to propagate [[beliefs]] that are not true, or not the whole [[truth]] (as in half-truths or omission). Deception can involve dissimulation, propaganda, sleight of hand. It can employ distraction, [[camouflage]] or concealment. There is also self-deception.
[[Category: General Reference]]
==Etymology==
[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=English#ca._1100-1500_.09THE_MIDDLE_ENGLISH_PERIOD Middle English], from Anglo-French deceivre, from [[Latin]] decipere, from de- + capere to take — more at heave
*Date: [http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/13th_Century 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 deceive>
==Synonyms==
mislead, delude, beguile mean to lead astray or frustrate usually by underhandedness. deceive implies imposing a false [[idea]] or [[belief]] that causes ignorance, bewilderment, or helplessness
==Description==
Deception, beguilement, deceit, bluff, mystification, and subterfuge are [[acts]] to propagate [[beliefs]] that are not true, or not the whole [[truth]] (as in half-truths or omission). Deception can involve dissimulation, propaganda, sleight of hand. It can employ distraction, [[camouflage]] or concealment. There is also self-deception.
[[Category: General Reference]]
