decipiam
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;
sg. fut. act. ind. 1stsg. pres. act. subj. 1st
Examples
Amphitruo
Titus Maccius Plautus
"...nescio unde haec hic spectavit. iam ego hunc decipiam probe; nam quod egomet solus feci, nec quisquam alius..."Heauton Timorumenos
Publius Terentius Afer (Terence)
"...certe renuntiarit, Clitipho quom in spe pendebit animi, decipiam ac non veniam, Syrus mihi tergo poenas pendet..."
Liber Septimus
Publius Papinius Statius from THEBAID
"...times ne forte doli, et te conscia mater decipiam? non sic miseros fas omne penates effugit: uix Oedipode..."