Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

deceiveth

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.14 in modern English

Syllables: de-ceiveth
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

third-person singular simple present indicative of deceive

Archaic

Example Sentences

"And the great dragon was cast out, that old serpent, called the Devil, and Satan, which deceiveth the whole world: he was cast out into the earth, and his angels were cast out with him."

Etymology

Etymology tree English deceive Proto-Germanic *-ōþi Proto-West Germanic *-ōþ Old English -aþ Middle English -eth English -eth English deceiveth From deceive + -eth.

Usage

Archaic

Questions

What does deceiveth mean?: third-person singular simple present indicative of deceive
Where does deceiveth come from?: Etymology tree English deceive Proto-Germanic *-ōþi Proto-West Germanic *-ōþ Old English -aþ Middle English -eth English -eth English deceiveth From deceive + -eth.

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