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deceiving
Variant of deceive
transitive verb deceived, deceiving
- to make (a person) believe what is not true; delude; mislead
- Archaic to be false to; betray
- Archaic to while away (time)
intransitive verb
to use deceit; lie
Related Forms:
- deceivable adjective
- deceiver noun
- deceivingly adverb
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