P / per-dēcĭpĭo
verb transitive

per-dēcĭpĭo

2nd PP per-dēcĭpere · 3rd PP per-dēcĭpcēpi · 4th PP per-dēcĭpceptum · conj. 3rd-io
to deceive utterly
to deceive utterly (late Lat.): aurum populum ... sic specie perdecepit, ut hoc esse deum crederent, Petr. Chrys. Serm. 29.