deceive

/dɪˈsiv/ v [T]

Definition

› to persuade someone that something false is the truth; trick or fool: Some parents try to deceive school officials and enroll their children in other districts. › If you deceive yourself, you pretend something is true: We should not deceive ourselves into thinking this will be the end of it.

(Definition of deceive v from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)