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deceive

/dɪˈsiːv/

Meanings
verb
To trick or mislead.

Examples :

"The salesperson tried to deceive me by saying the used car was brand new. "
moral character action mind human

Related Words

Illustration saying

saying verb

/ˈseɪɪŋ/

To pronounce.

"Please say your name slowly and clearly."

Illustration car

car noun

/kɑː/ /kɑɹ/

A wheeled vehicle that moves independently, with at least three wheels, powered mechanically, steered by a driver and mostly for personal transportation.

"She drove her car to the mall."

Illustration trick

trick noun

/tɹɪk/

Something designed to fool or swindle.

"It was just a trick to say that the house was underpriced."

Illustration new

new noun

/njʉː/ /n(j)u/ /njuː/

Things that are new.

"Out with the old, in with the new."

Illustration to

to adverb

/tʉː/ /tuː/ /tu/

Toward a closed, touching or engaging position.

"Please push the door to."

Illustration salesperson

salesperson noun

/ˈseɪlzpɜːrsən/ /ˈseɪlzpɝsən/

A person whose job is to sell things, either in a shop/store or elsewhere.

"The salesperson at the electronics store helped me find the perfect laptop. "

Illustration brand

brand noun

/bɹand/

A conflagration; a flame.

"The sudden forest fire started a brand that quickly spread across the dry landscape. "

Illustration the

the adverb

/ði/ /ˈðiː/

With a comparative or with more and a verb phrase, establishes a correlation with one or more other such comparatives.

"It looks weaker and weaker, the more I think about it."

Illustration mislead

mislead verb

/mɪsˈliːd/

To lead astray, in a false direction.

"The advertisement misled consumers about the product's performance. "

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or conjunction

/ɔː(ɹ)/ /ɔɹ/ /ɚ/

Connects at least two alternative words, phrases, clauses, sentences, etc. each of which could make a passage true. In English, this is the "inclusive or." The "exclusive or" is formed by "either [...] or".

"He might get cancer, or be hit by a bus, or God knows what."

Illustration used

used verb

/juːzd/

To utilize or employ.

"The student used a calculator to solve the math problem. "

Illustration tried

tried adjective

/tɹaɪd/

Tested, hence, proven to be firm or reliable.

"After years of hard work, she became a tried and trusted friend. "