transcription, транскрипция: [ dɪsi:v ]
( deceives, deceiving, deceived)
1.
If you deceive someone, you make them believe something that is not true, usually in order to get some advantage for yourself.
He has deceived and disillusioned us all...
If you can make the last 10 seconds exciting, you can deceive your audience into thinking it’s been like that all along.
VERB : V n , V n into -ing
2.
If you deceive yourself , you do not admit to yourself something that you know is true.
Alcoholics are notorious for their ability to deceive themselves about the extent of their problem.
VERB : V pron-refl
3.
If something deceives you, it gives you a wrong impression and makes you believe something that is not true.
His gentle, kindly appearance did not deceive me...
= mislead
VERB : V n