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flatter to deceive

flatter to deceive verb: to appear better than is actually the case.

Verb

flatter to deceive (third-person singular simple present flatters to deceive, present participle flattering to deceive, simple past and past participle flattered to deceive)

  1. To appear better than is actually the case.

Forms of flatter to deceive

third-person singular presentflatters to deceive
present participleflattering to deceive
past participleflattered to deceive
pastflattered to deceive

Questions about flatter to deceive

What does flatter to deceive mean?
Flatter to deceive means to appear better than is actually the case.
What part of speech is flatter to deceive?
Flatter to deceive is a verb.
What is the past tense of flatter to deceive?
The past tense of flatter to deceive is flattered to deceive.

Words near flatter to deceive in the dictionary

  1. flattens down
  2. flattens out
  3. flattens the curve
  4. flatter
  5. flatter oneself
  6. flatter to deceive
  7. flatter-chested
  8. flatterable
  9. flattered
  10. flattered oneself
  11. flatterer

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