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play tricks vs deceive

deceive vs play tricks

play tricks and deceive both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
play tricks No No Yes No
deceive No No Yes No
As verbs, deceive is a hypernym of play tricks; that is, deceive is a word with a broader meaning than play tricks:
  • play tricks: deceive somebody
  • deceive: be false to; be dishonest with
Other hypernyms of play tricks include cozen, delude, lead on.
play tricks (verb) deceive (verb)
deceive somebody cause someone to believe an untruth
be false to; be dishonest with
Difference between play tricks and deceive

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