deceive

Verbs

  • (v) be false to; be dishonest with cozen, delude, lead on,
  • (v) cause someone to believe an untruth
    • The insurance company deceived me when they told me they were covering my house
    lead astray, betray,

Synonyms

cozen delude lead on lead astray betray

Antonyms

undeceive

Words of close approximity

deceit
deceiver