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misdirect

English

Etymology

mis- +? direct

Verb

misdirect (third-person singular simple present misdirects, present participle misdirecting, simple past and past participle misdirected)

  1. To direct something wrongly
  2. To direct attention away from covert actions or intended targets.
  3. To put the incorrect address on a mail item

Translations

Anagrams

  • creditism, miscredit

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deceive

English

Alternative forms

  • deceave (obsolete)

Etymology

From Middle English deceyven, desayven, dissayven, from Old French decever, decevoir, from Latin d?cipi? (“to deceive; beguile; entrap”), from d?- (“from”) + capi? (“to seize”); see captive. Compare conceive, perceive, receive. Displaced native Old English besw?can.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /d??si?v/
  • Hyphenation: de?ceive
  • Rhymes: -i?v

Verb

deceive (third-person singular simple present deceives, present participle deceiving, simple past and past participle deceived)

  1. (transitive) To trick or mislead.

Synonyms

  • See also Thesaurus:deceive

Related terms

  • deception
  • deceptive
  • deceit

Translations

Further reading

  • deceive in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
  • deceive in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.

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