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Verb deceive has 2 senses
  1. deceive, lead on, delude, cozen - be false to; be dishonest with
    --1 is one way to victimize, victimise
    Derived forms: noun deception1, noun deception2
    Sample sentences:
    Somebody ----s somebody
    Something ----s somebody
  2. deceive, betray, lead astray - cause someone to believe an untruth; "The insurance company deceived me when they told me they were covering my house"
    --2 is one way to misinform, mislead
    Antonyms: undeceive
    Derived forms: noun deception2, noun deceiver1
    Sample sentence:
    Somebody ----s somebody
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