DECEIVE

[verb] [T] - to persuade (someone) that something false is the truth; to keep the truth hidden from (someone) for your own advantage; to trickI was deceived by his uniform - I really thought he was a police officer.The sound of the door closing deceived me into thinking they had gone out.See also deception.If you deceive yourself, you refuse to accept the truth.She thinks he'll come back, but she's deceiving herself.If your eyes deceive you, you cannot believe what you see.Is that snow in June, or are my eyes deceiving me?Unless my eyes deceive me, that's your cousin.