deceive

Definitions

• To cause someone to believe something that is not true, typically to gain some personal advantage.
  To weave a shimmer of illusions so beautiful that reality blushes in their shadow.
  Example: He tried to deceive her into thinking he was a doctor.
• To fail to admit to oneself that something is true.
  To dance with denial, painting one's world in hues of hopeful imagination.
  Example: You are deceiving yourself if you think you're going to get the job.