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What is the verb for deceit?

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deceive
  1. To trick or mislead.
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  3. Examples:
    1. “He helped disguise loans as sales in order to boost the company's revenue and thereby deceive the public as well as government regulators.”
      “She did not truly believe that her husband would ever deceive her with another woman.”
      “The easiest people to deceive are those who think that they are immune to deception.”
deceiving
deceave
  1. Obsolete form of deceive.
deceives
  1. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of deceive
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  3. Examples:
    1. “Satan's disguise deceives Uriel, who thinks the cherub only wants to know about the new world God has created.”
      “How is it that a story deceives us with its deliberate motive of telling lies, yet entices us, enchants us with delight and relief?”
      “He generates great power and bend on the ball which always deceives goalkeepers.”
deceiveth
  1. (archaic) third-person singular simple present indicative form of deceive
deceivest
  1. (archaic) second-person singular simple present form of deceive
deceived
  1. simple past tense and past participle of deceive
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  3. Examples:
    1. “The ball rebounded off Henry's back and the bounce deceived both defender and goalkeeper, finding the back of the net in the process.”
      “It is an acknowledgment that you are weak-minded, cowardly, can be deceived and manipulated, and easily conned out of your money.”
      “She was sick of being fooled, tricked, deceived, taken advantage of, and hundreds of other things.”
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