lie to
Speak falsely toward
To lie to someone is to tell them something untrue with intent to deceive: She lied to me about where she was last night.
The phrase emphasizes the target of deception—you lie to a person, about a subject.
He's been lying to himself for years suggests self-deception.
Don't lie to my face demands honesty in direct confrontation.
- deceiveCause false belief
- disinformSpread false information deliberately
- misleadCause false belief
- untruthA false statement
- falsehoodDeliberate untrue statement
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