decipiō — meaning in English

English meaning

• beguile verb To deceive or delude (using guile).
• betray verb To be disloyal to someone who trusts you, especially by helping their enemies or breaking a promise.
• deceive verb To trick or mislead someone into believing something false.
• mislead verb To cause someone to believe something untrue, whether on purpose or by accident.

Senses

decipiō is used for these senses in English:

• beguile (transitive) To deceive or delude (using guile).
• betray (transitive) To mislead; to expose to inconvenience not foreseen; to lead into error or sin.
• deceive (transitive) To trick or mislead.

beguile — full definition

1. verb To deceive or delude (using guile).
2. verb To charm, delight or captivate.
3. verb To cause (time) to seem to pass quickly, by way of pleasant diversion.

betray — full definition

1. verb To be disloyal to someone who trusts you, especially by helping their enemies or breaking a promise.
2. verb To reveal something unintentionally.

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