To deceive or trick someone into believing something that is not true.
彼は投資家を欺いて多額の金を巻き上げた。
He deceived investors and swindled them out of a large sum of money.
詐欺師が高齢者を巧妙に欺いた。
The con man cleverly deceived the elderly person.
人を欺くような発言は避けたほうがいい。
You should avoid saying things that deceive people.
Used in constructions like “Aを欺くB,” meaning B is so ... that it could deceive A (e.g. “so realistic it could fool a photograph”).
この模型は写真を欺くほど精巧で、本物と見分けがつかない。
This model is so detailed that it could fool a photograph; you can't tell it apart from the real thing.
彼女の若々しさは年を欺くほどだ。
Her youthfulness is such that it belies her age.