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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to tell a small or trivial lie that is not meant to cause harm or serious consequences
to trick opponents in games like poker by acting confidently with a weak hand, making them think one has a strong hand
to act in a specific way in order to make others believe that something is the case when actually it is not so
to disguise or pretend to be someone or something else, often by wearing a mask or adopting a false identity
to cause someone to believe something that is not true, typically by lying or omitting important information
to deceive someone into believing something that is not true, often by creating false hopes or illusions
to trick someone, often by confusing or misleading them with clever or deceptive tactics
to control or influence someone cleverly for personal gain or advantage
to deceive a person, often by hiding the truth or using clever tactics to mislead them
to use deceit in order to deprive someone of their money or other possessions
to pretend to support or agree with someone or something to keep things peaceful or for one's own gain
to deceive someone in order to deprive them of something, such as money, property, or information
to deceive someone through dishonesty, often resulting in the loss of something valuable
to unfairly take money or what someone deserves from them through dishonest methods
to deceive someone through cunning or dishonest tactics, often for personal gain
to provide incorrect directions to someone, leading them in the wrong direction or causing them to become lost
to trick someone, typically with the intention of depriving them of something valuable
to be disloyal to a person, a group of people, or one's country by giving information about them to their enemy
to develop opposition or hostility toward something or someone once supported or favored
to take advantage of someone by charging them too much money or selling them a defective product
to betray a person that one is in cooperation with, often when they want to do something illegal together
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