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deceit (s) (noun), deceits (pl)
Etymology: from Old French decevoir, Modern French décevoir, "to deceive"; from Latin decipere. "to ensnare, to take in, to beguile, to cheat"; from de-capere, "to take".
This entry is located in the following units: cap-, cip-, capt-, cept-, ceive, -ceipt, -ceit, -cipient (page 5) de- (page 5)
Units related to: “deceit”
apate-, apat- +
(Greek: deceit, fraud; deceitful, deceptive, illusory, wily)
dolo-, dol- +
(Greek > Latin: guile, deceit, deception)