deceive

Bedeutung (Englisch)

To trick or mislead.

Frequenz

C1
Ausgesprochen als (IPA)
/dɪˈsiːv/
Etymologie (Englisch)

In summary

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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