decipimur
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;
pl. pres. pass. ind. 1st
Examples
Liber VII
Marcus Valerius Martialis (Martial)
"...nihil ergo sumus nec blandae munere linguae decipimur: credam iam puto, Lause, tibi. 10 I, felix rosa, mollibusque..."- Q
Ars Poetica
Quintus Horatius Flaccus (Horace)
"...Maxima pars uatum, pater et iuuenes patre digni, decipimur specie recti. Breuis esse laboro, obscurus fio; sectantem leuia..."