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deceives

/dɪˈsiːvz/

Meanings
verb
To trick or mislead.

Examples :

"The magician deceives the audience with his clever illusions. "
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Illustration trick

trick noun

/tɹɪk/

Something designed to fool or swindle.

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

Illustration his

his pronoun

/ˈhɪz/ /ˈhɘz/

Honorific alternative letter-case form of his, sometimes used when referring to God or another important figure who is understood from context.

"The school principal, a respected figure, announced that his decision was final. "

Illustration illusions

illusions noun

/ɪˈluʒənz/ /ɪˈluʒɪnz/

Anything that seems to be something that it is not.

"Using artificial additives, scientists can create the illusion of fruit flavours in food."

Illustration with

with adverb

/wɪθ/ /wɪð/

Along, together with others, in a group, etc.

"Do you want to come with?"

Illustration to

to adverb

/tʉː/ /tuː/ /tu/

Toward a closed, touching or engaging position.

"Please push the door to."

Illustration magician

magician noun

/məˈdʒɪʃən/

A person who plays with or practices allegedly supernatural magic.

"The magician made a rabbit disappear from his hat, amazing all the children. "

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 clever

clever adjective

/ˈklɛvɚ/

Nimble with hands or body; skillful; adept.

"The surgeon was incredibly clever with her hands, stitching the wound with precision. "

Illustration mislead

mislead verb

/mɪsˈliːd/

To lead astray, in a false direction.

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

Illustration audience

audience noun

/ˈɔːdi.əns/

A group of people within hearing; specifically, a large gathering of people listening to or watching a performance, speech, etc.

"We joined the audience just as the lights went down."

Illustration or

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."