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..."Ars Poetica
Quintus Horatius Flaccus (Horace)
"...Maxima pars uatum, pater et iuuenes patre digni, decipimur specie recti. Breuis esse laboro, obscurus fio; sectantem leuia..."