deceive in Tamil தமிழ்
deceive in English
- deceive⇄deceive, verb, -ceived,-ceiving.
- deceive⇄v.i. to lie; use deceit; act deceitfully.
Ex. Ah, what a tangled web we weave, When first we practise to deceive! (Scott). - deceive⇄v.t. 1. to make (a person) believe as true something that is false; mislead.
Ex. The magician deceived his audience into thinking he had really sawed the woman in half. The boy tried to deceive his mother, but she knew what he had done.
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