different between deceive vs begeck

English

Alternative forms

• deceave (obsolete)

Etymology

From Middle English deceyven, desayven, dissayven, from Old French decever, decevoir, from Latin d?cipi? (“to deceive; beguile; entrap”), from d?- (“from”) + capi? (“to seize”); see captive. Compare conceive, perceive, receive. Displaced native Old English besw?can.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d??si?v/
• Hyphenation: de?ceive
• Rhymes: -i?v

Verb

deceive (third-person singular simple present deceives, present participle deceiving, simple past and past participle deceived)

1. (transitive) To trick or mislead.

Synonyms

• See also Thesaurus:deceive

Related terms

• deception
• deceptive
• deceit

Translations

Further reading

• deceive in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• deceive in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.

English

Etymology

From Middle Dutch begecken or Middle Low German begecken (“to deride”), equivalent to be- +? geck. More at geek.

Verb

begeck (third-person singular simple present begecks, present participle begecking, simple past and past participle begecked)

1. (transitive, Britain dialectal) To deceive; disappoint; jilt.

Related terms

• begunk

Noun

begeck (plural begecks)

1. (transitive, Britain dialectal) A disappointment; trick.