1. to cause someone to believe something that is not true; to mislead deliberately

Examples

• He tried to deceive his parents about his grades.
• The magician’s tricks were designed to deceive the audience.
• She felt terrible for deceiving her best friend.
• Don’t let his friendly manner deceive you—he’s very competitive.
• The company was accused of deceiving customers about product safety.
• His calm appearance deceived everyone about how nervous he really was.