Deceive
Deceive , transitive verb
[Old English deceveir, French décevoir, from Latin decipere to catch, insnare, deceive; de- + capere to take, catch. See Capable, and compare Deceit, Deception.]
1.
To lead into error; to cause to believe what is false, or disbelieve what is true; to impose upon; to mislead; to cheat; to disappoint; to delude; to insnare.
Evil men and seducers shall wax worse and worse, deceiving, and being deceived.
Nimble jugglers that deceive the eye.
What can 'scape the eye
Of God all-seeing, or deceive his heart?
2.
To beguile; to amuse, so as to divert the attention; to while away; to take away as if by deception.
These occupations oftentimes deceived
The listless hour.
3.
To deprive by fraud or stealth; to defraud. [Obsolete]
Plant fruit trees in large borders, and set therein fine flowers, but thin and sparingly, lest they deceive the trees.