decipio

Latin

Etymology

From dē- +‎ capiō (capture, take).

Pronunciation

Verb

dēcipiō (present infinitive dēcipere, perfect active dēcēpī, supine dēceptum); third conjugation -variant

  1. to catch, ensnare, entrap, deceive, mislead, beguile, elude, cheat
    Synonyms: mentior, frūstror, ēlūdō, dēstituō, fraudō, fallō, circumdūcō, circumveniō, ingannō, indūcō, dolum faciō

Conjugation

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Catalan: decebre
  • Occitan: decebre
  • Old French: decevoir, deceivre, deceveir
    • Middle English: deceyven
    • Franco-Provençal: dècêvre, dècevêr
    • French: décevoir
  • Old Galician-Portuguese: deceber
  • Spanish: decebir

References

  • decipio”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • decipio”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • decipio in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.