intransitive verb. To cause to believe what is not true; mislead.

intransitive verb. To catch by guile; ensnare.

intransitive verb. To practice deceit.

intransitive verb. To give a false impression.

To mislead by a false appearance or statement; cause to believe what is false, or to disbelieve what is true; delude.

To cause to fail in fulfilment or realization; frustrate or disappoint.

. To take from; rob stealthily.

To cause to pass; while away.

Synonyms To beguile, cheat, overreach, circumvent, dupe, fool, gull, cozen, hoodwink.

In fencing, to evade, as an attack or parry, thus causing an opponent to lose the contact or feel of one's foil.

transitive verb. To lead into error; to cause to believe what is false, or disbelieve what is true; to impose upon; to mislead; to cheat; to disappoint; to delude; to insnare.

transitive verb. To beguile; to amuse, so as to divert the attention; to while away; to take away as if by deception.

transitive verb. To deprive by fraud or stealth; to defraud.

verb. To trick or mislead.

verb. cause someone to believe an untruth

verb. be false to; be dishonest with

"I myself am very fond of the plain cheese pizza, but don't let the name deceive you."

undeceive  

deceit  deception  deceptive  

Eve  Kleve  Neave  Rajiv  Steve  

afree  cleanable  condensible  enough-but  excus  

abuse  bamboozle  bamboozle  be untruthful  befool  

deceived  deceives  deceiving