DECEIVABLE
De*ceiv"a*ble, a. Etym: [F. décevable.]
1. Fitted to deceive; deceitful. [Obs.] The fraud of deceivable traditions. Milton.
2. Subject to deceit; capable of being misled. Blind, and thereby deceivable. Milton.
DECEIVABLENESS
De*ceiv"a*ble*ness, n.
1. Capability of deceiving. With all deceivableness of unrighteousness. 2 Thess. ii. 10.
2. Liability to be deceived or misled; as, the deceivableness of a child.
DECEIVABLY
De*ceiv"a*bly, adv.
Defn: In a deceivable manner.
DECEIVE
De*ceive", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Deceived; p. pr. & vb. n. Deceiving.]
Etym: [OE. deceveir, F. décevoir, fr. L. decipere to catch, insnare,
deceive; de- + capere to take, catch. See Capable, and cf. Deceit,
Deception.]
1. To lead into error; to cause to believe what is false, or disbelieve what is true; to impose upon; to mislead; to cheat; to disappoint; to delude; to insnare. Evil men and seducers shall wax worse and worse, deceiving, and being deceived. 2 Tim. iii. 13. Nimble jugglers that deceive the eye. Shak. What can 'scape the eye Of God all-seeing, or deceive his heart Milton.