Antonyms of verb deceive

1 of 2 senses of deceive

Sense 2
deceive, betray, lead astray -- (cause someone to believe an untruth; "The insurance company deceived me when they told me they were covering my house")
       Antonym of undeceive (Sense 1)
      => undeceive -- (free from deception or illusion)

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb deceive

2 senses of deceive

Sense 1
deceive, lead on, delude, cozen -- (be false to; be dishonest with)
       => victimize, victimise -- (make a victim of; "I was victimized by this con-man")

Sense 2
deceive, betray, lead astray -- (cause someone to believe an untruth; "The insurance company deceived me when they told me they were covering my house")
       => misinform, mislead -- (give false or misleading information to)

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