Collocations for "deceive"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "deceive" in context.
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deceive
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.v
- deceived [the police, her husband]
- deceived the [consumers, government, client]
- deceive [them, people] by [saying, moving, offering, changing]
- deceived them into [thinking, believing, signing]
- were deceived by his [mask, appearance, movements]
- deceived by [conmen, the bank, the journalist]
- deceive with false [contracts, promises, information, emails]
- [cleverly, cunningly, deliberately] deceive
- (didn't) intend to deceive [anyone, you, people]
- with intent to deceive
- [it's no use, there's no point] deceiving yourself
- do my eyes deceive me (or)...?
- if my eyes don't deceive me
- if (my) memory [doesn't, does not] deceive me
'deceive' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):