deceptam
Dictionary entries
- Entry →decipio, decipere, decepi, deceptus:
Verb · 3rd conjugation · Transitive
- Frequency:
- Frequent
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
cheat/deceive/mislead/dupe/trap; elude/escape notice; disappoint/frustrate/foil;
acc. sg. perf. pass. part.
Examples
Aeneid IV
P. Vergilius Maro (Vergil) from The Aeneid
"...vinclo vellem sociare iugali, postquam primus amor deceptam morte fefellit; si non pertaesum thalami taedaeque fuisset, huic..."Metamorphoses VII
Publius Ovidius Naso (Ovid) from Metamorphoses
"...iste tuus semper captatur ab ore." vocibus ambiguis deceptam praebuit aurem nescio quis nomenque aurae tam saepe vocatum..."