mindmap root((欺骗)) deceive implies imposing a false idea or belief that causes confusion, bewilderment, or helplessness: the salesman tried to ~ me about the car. mislead implies a leading astray from the truth that may or may not be intentional: I was ~ by the confusing sign. delude implies deceiving so thoroughly as to make one a fool or to make one unable to distinguish the false from the true: we were ~d into thinking we were safe. beguile stresses the use of charm and persuasion to deceive: his ingratiating ways ~d us all.