Deceive
(verb)
- Cause (someone) to believe something that is not true, especially in order to gain some personal advantage.
- Be false or misleading to (someone).
Origin:
Late middle english: from old french deceivre, from latin decipere "catch, cheat", from de- "completely" + capere "take".
Examples:
- He deceived her by pretending to be someone else.
- She deceived him by hiding the truth.
- The company deceived the customers by making false claims.
- The politician deceived the voters by making false promises.
- The product deceived the customer with false advertising.