Antiacademy English Dictionary

UNDECEIVER

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UNDECEIVER

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Undeceiver

Noun

Plural: undeceivers

accent: undeceiver

Etymology: from the verb undeceive, the analysis of which is un- (prefix), de- (prefix) and capere (= to take). SEE all English vocables derived from, or compounded with, Latin stems of capere at the entry UNACCEPTANCE, in this UNHYPOCRITICAL ENGLISH DICTIONARY.

Definition: one who or that which undeceives.

Equivalent periphrases in other idioms: personne détrompant, qui desabuse, in French; desengañador, in Spanish; disingannatore/trice, in Italian.

[…] these tales of poisonous brides have a three-character plot featuring deceiver, deceived, and undeceiver. Gillian Bennett (Bodies)

By a gesture I imposed silence on Marian, who was about to speak –as I thought it was better to allow the old man to be his own undeceiver.

The Knickerbocker, vol. 53