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Verbs of Physical and Social Lifestyle - Verbs for Deception

Here you will learn some English verbs referring to deception such as "pretend", "cheat", and "mislead".

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Categorized English Verbs of Physical and Social Lifestyle
to lie

to intentionally say or write something that is not true

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to fib

to tell a small or trivial lie that is not meant to cause harm or serious consequences

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to bluff

to trick opponents in games like poker by acting confidently with a weak hand, making them think one has a strong hand

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to pretend

to act in a specific way in order to make others believe that something is the case when actually it is not so

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to purport

to claim or suggest something, often falsely or without proof

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to feign

to pretend, often with the intent to deceive or mislead others

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to masquerade

to disguise or pretend to be someone or something else, often by wearing a mask or adopting a false identity

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to deceive

to make a person believe something untrue

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to trick

to deceive a person so that they do what one wants

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to mislead

to cause someone to believe something that is not true, typically by lying or omitting important information

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to delude

to deceive someone into believing something that is not true, often by creating false hopes or illusions

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to defraud

to illegally obtain money or property from someone by tricking them

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to bamboozle

to trick someone, often by confusing or misleading them with clever or deceptive tactics

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to manipulate

to control or influence someone cleverly for personal gain or advantage

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to dupe

to trick someone into believing something that is not true

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to hoodwink

to deceive a person, often by hiding the truth or using clever tactics to mislead them

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to swindle

to use deceit in order to deprive someone of their money or other possessions

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to play along

to pretend to support or agree with someone or something to keep things peaceful or for one's own gain

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to con

to deceive someone in order to deprive them of something, such as money, property, or information

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to gull

to trick someone, often by taking advantage of their trust or naivety

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to diddle

to deceive someone through dishonesty, often resulting in the loss of something valuable

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to outwit

to defeat or surpass someone in a clever or cunning manner

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to bilk

to unfairly take money or what someone deserves from them through dishonest methods

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to rook

to deceive someone through cunning or dishonest tactics, often for personal gain

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to misguide

to provide incorrect directions to someone, leading them in the wrong direction or causing them to become lost

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to cheat

to trick someone, typically with the intention of depriving them of something valuable

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to betray

to be disloyal to a person, a group of people, or one's country by giving information about them to their enemy

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to turn against

to develop opposition or hostility toward something or someone once supported or favored

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to rip off

to take advantage of someone by charging them too much money or selling them a defective product

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to double-cross

to betray a person that one is in cooperation with, often when they want to do something illegal together

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