Deceive and Protect

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Deceive verb - To cause to believe what is untrue.

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Protect is an antonym for deceive in mislead topic.

Protect verb - To drive danger or attack away from.

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Deceive is an antonym for protect.

friend	deceive friend	protect friend
people	deceive people	protect people
someone	deceive someone	protect someone
crew	deceive crew	protect crew
Other words: rest, world, anyone, everyone, humans, friends.

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