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Stage 1 of 3
decipere
Latin · ancient
"to ensnare, to catch by trickery"
to ensnare, to catch, from de- (down) and capere (to take)
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Stage 2 of 3
deceivre
Old French · medieval
"to mislead through trickery"
carried into French for misleading someone through trickery
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Stage 3 of 3
deceive
English · 1300s
"to make someone believe something untrue"
settled as the English word for making someone believe something untrue
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