Etymology:
Meaning and Origin:
The word "deceive" originally referred to the act of "catching someone out" or "trapping them." It derives from the Latin verb "decipere," which means "to catch someone out," "to deceive," or "to defraud."
The Proto-Indo-European root *de-keip- is also found in other words related to seizing or snatching, such as the Latin verb "capere" ("to take," "to capture"), the Greek verb "kaptein" ("to lay hold of"), and the English word "captivate" (literally "to take captive").
Over time, the meaning of "deceive" evolved to include the act of misrepresenting or hiding the truth in order to gain an advantage or mislead others. It is now primarily used to describe the deliberate act of misleading someone by providing false or incomplete information.
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