VERB: "to cause to accept as true or valid what is false or invalid" Crossword Clue

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VERB: "to cause to accept as true or valid what is false or invalid" Crossword Answer

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DECEIVE

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(noun)
1. a person who lacks good judgment
2. a professional clown employed to entertain a king or nobleman in the Middle Ages
(verb)
1. fool or hoax
2. spend frivolously and unwisely

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

INVALID (noun)
1. someone who is incapacitated by a chronic illness or injury
INVALID (verb)
1. injure permanently
2. force to retire, remove from active duty, as of firemen
INVALID (adjective)
1. having no cogency or legal force
2. no longer valid
ACCEPT (verb)
1. give an affirmative reply to; respond favorably to
2. be designed to hold or take

Hint 3: Other Answers Used in the Past

DECEIVE
(7 letters)

Hint 4: Anagram

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More Missing Letter Crossword (3/12/2026) Answers

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Down

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26. NOUN: "what or which person or persons"

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