Deceive
Deceive verb - To cause to believe what is untrue.
Put
Put verb - To arrange something in a certain spot or position.
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
- They don't think Satan put them there because they don't think Satan has that much control over the physical world, and they don't think God put them there because they don't think an omnibenevolent God would deliberately deceive humans in such a way.
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Used in The Powerpuff Girls, when three adult-sized (male) crooks put on Powerpuff Girl costumes and somehow manage to deceive the entire town.
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The fact that she gets a full health bar like her creations might deceive one into thinking she'll actually put up a fight, but simply bumping into her is enough to do her in immediately.
Source: Zero-Effort Boss
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