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Added 9 October 2026

deceive

/dɪˈsiːv/ verb

In Latin: mentior, decipiō, fallō Wiktionary

verb Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about deceive at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

To trick or mislead.
It feels painful to begin seeing clearly, that you’ve been deceived by the very people and institutions you trusted to guide you.

Origin

From Middle English deceyven, from Anglo-Norman deceivre, from Latin dēcipiō (“to deceive; beguile; entrap”), from dē- (“from”) + capiō (“to seize”); see captive. Compare conceive, perceive, receive. Displaced native Old English beswīcan.

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