Part 2805

<hw>De*ceiv"a*ble*ness</hw>, <tt>n.</tt>

<p><b>1.</b> <def>Capability of deceiving.</def>

<blockquote>With all <b>deceivableness</b> of unrighteousness. <i>2 Thess. ii. 10.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>Liability to be deceived or misled; <as>as, the <ex>deceivableness</ex> of a child</as>.</def>

<h1>Deceivably</h1> <Xpage=375>

<hw>De*ceiv"a*bly</hw>, <tt>adv.</tt> <def>In a deceivable manner.</def>

<h1>Deceive</h1> <Xpage=375>

<hw>De*ceive"</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <wordforms>[<tt>imp. & p. p.</tt> <er>Deceived</er> <tt>(?)</tt>; <tt>p. pr. & vb. n.</tt> <er>Deceiving</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[OE. <ets>deceveir</ets>, F. <ets>d\'82cevoir</ets>, fr. L. <ets>decipere</ets> to catch, insnare, deceive; <ets>de-</ets> + <ets>capere</ets> to take, catch. See <er>Capable</er>, and cf. <er>Deceit</er>, <er>Deception</er>.]</ety>

<p><b>1.</b> <def>To lead into error; to cause to believe what is false, or disbelieve what is true; to impose upon; to mislead; to cheat; to disappoint; to delude; to insnare.</def>

<blockquote>Evil men and seducers shall wax worse and worse, <b>deceiving</b>, and being <b>deceived</b>. <i>2 Tim. iii. 13.</i></blockquote>

<blockquote>Nimble jugglers that <b>deceive</b> the eye. <i>Shak.</i></blockquote>

<blockquote>What can 'scape the eye Of God all-seeing, or <b>deceive</b> his heart? <i>Milton.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>To beguile; to amuse, so as to divert the attention; to while away; to take away as if by deception.</def>

<blockquote>These occupations oftentimes <b>deceived</b> The listless hour. <i>Wordsworth.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>3.</b> <def>To deprive by fraud or stealth; to defraud.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<blockquote>Plant fruit trees in large borders, and set therein fine flowers, but thin and sparingly, lest they <b>deceive</b> the trees. <i>Bacon.</i></blockquote>

<syn>Syn. -- <er>Deceive</er>, <er>Delude</er>, <er>Mislead</er>.</syn> <usage> <i>Deceive</i> is a general word applicable to any kind of misrepresentation affecting faith or life. <i>To delude</i>, primarily, is to make sport of, by deceiving, and is accomplished by playing upon one's imagination or credulity, as by exciting false hopes, causing him to undertake or expect what is impracticable, and making his failure ridiculous. It implies some infirmity of judgment in the victim, and intention to deceive in the deluder. But it is often used reflexively, indicating that a person's own weakness has made him the sport of others or of fortune; <as>as, he <ex>deluded</ex> himself with a belief that luck would always favor him</as>. <i>To mislead</i> is to lead, guide, or direct in a wrong way, either willfully or ignorantly.</usage>

<h1>Deceiver</h1> <Xpage=375>

<hw>De*ceiv"er</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>One who deceives; one who leads into error; a cheat; an impostor.</def>

<blockquote>The deceived and the <b>deceiver</b> are his. <i>Job xii. 16.</i></blockquote>

<syn>Syn. -- <er>Deceiver</er>, <er>Impostor</er>.</syn> <usage> A <i>deceiver</i> operates by stealth and in private upon individuals; an <i>impostor</i> practices his arts on the community at large. The one succeeds by artful falsehoods, the other by bold assumption. The faithless friend and the fickle lover are <i>deceivers</i>; the false prophet and the pretended prince are <i>impostors</i>.</usage>

<h1>December</h1> <Xpage=375>

<hw>De*cem"ber</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[F. <ets>d\'82cembre</ets>, from L. <ets>December</ets>, fr. <ets>decem</ets> ten; this being the tenth month among the early Romans, who began the year in March. See <er>Ten</er>.]</ety>

<p><b>1.</b> <def>The twelfth and last month of the year, containing thirty-one days. During this month occurs the winter solstice.</def>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>Fig.: With reference to the end of the year and to the winter season; <as>as, the <ex>December</ex> of his life</as>.</def>

<h1>Decemdentate</h1> <Xpage=375>

<hw>De`cem*den"tate</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>decem</ets> ten + E. <ets>dentate</ets>.]</ety> <def>Having ten points or teeth.</def>

<h1>Decemfid</h1> <Xpage=375>