deceive into

Frequency: 8.018.5 per million words

Used in the pattern 'deceive sb into doing sth', meaning to trick someone to do something they wouldn't normally do.

deceiveheadword + PREPOSITION

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into

Examples (10)

  • The public should not be deceived into buying inferior goods.
  • He managed to deceive her into giving him all her savings.
  • The misleading ad deceived many customers into thinking the product was eco-friendly.
  • Don't let his charming personality deceive you into trusting him too quickly.
  • The con artist was skilled at deceiving elderly people into signing over their property.
  • They were deceived into believing the investment was safe and would yield high returns.
  • The company is accused of deceiving investors into purchasing worthless stock.
  • How could you have deceived me into revealing my most personal secrets?
  • The phishing email attempts to deceive employees into entering their passwords.
  • She felt foolish for having been deceived into thinking he was a real prince.