deceive

to make someone believe something that is not true, especially in order to get an advantage over them

engañar, engañar a alguien

• deceive somebody into doing sth

Collocations deceive someone about something · deceive someone out of something

• He deceived her into thinking he was rich.

  Lo engañó para que creyera que era rico.

to trick someone in order to get money or something valuable from them, often by pretending to be someone else

estafar a alguien

• deceive somebody out of sth

Collocations deceive someone out of money · deceive someone into giving something away

• The con artist deceived the elderly woman out of her savings.

  El estafador engañó a la anciana para que le diera sus ahorros.