deceive someone into doing something
collocation
to persuade someone to do something or believe something by not telling them the truth:
They deceived us into thinking they would come back later with our money.
Many of the rebels had been deceived into joining the uprising.
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deceive
A clever marketing campaign has deceived people into believing that these snacks are a healthy option.
The fraudsters deceived investors into buying shares of questionable value.
Don't let any mild days this month deceive you into thinking that spring is already here.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Cheating & tricking
anti-fraud
bad faith
bamboozle
bilk
blackmail
deceive
diddle
feint
flannel
game-fixing
grift
grifter
gull
gyp
have an eye to/for the main chanceidiom
prankster
pretext
pretextual
pull
pull a fast oneidiom
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