deceive
verb (used with object)
to mislead by a false appearance or statement; delude.
have deceived
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present perfectof deceive.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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After all of these prominent incidents where start-ups have deceived investors and customers, has honesty become more appealing to investors?
From New York Times ● Oct. 2, 2021
And he may have deceived the intelligence veterans he mingled with and worked alongside.
From Washington Post ● May 3, 2017
He spoke of Rybolovlev’s paranoia, with its roots in the chaos of post-Soviet Russia, and how he could never have deceived a man like that for more than a decade.
From The New Yorker ● Feb. 8, 2016
Both men are compulsive liars who have deceived and defrauded their own families, friends and acquaintances throughout their entire adult lives.
From BBC ● Nov. 28, 2013
“Deceiving me,” said Fujiko in Japanese, “is only half of it, daughter. You have deceived yourself, too.”
From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson
