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DECEIVE
Definition of DECEIVE
verb
To trick or mislead.
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Where it comes from
From Middle English deceyven, from Anglo-Norman deceivre, from Latin dēcipiō (“to deceive; beguile; entrap”), from dē- (“from”) + capiō (“to seize”); see captive. Compare conceive, perceive, receive. Displaced native Old English beswīcan.
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OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
DECEIVE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far.
It first turned up on Day 113, 10 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 5 days.
First found by a player on Day 113, 10 September 2026.
Built from these letters
DECEIVE starts with D and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read CDEEEIV - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Words that start DECEIV
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
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