French word

accroire

Pronunciation

IPA/akʁwaʁ/

Meaning

  • verbfool

Example

Il a essayé de faire accroire de fausses preuves à son interlocuteur.

He tried to fool his interlocutor with false evidence.

Illustration for accroire (fool)

More examples

Ne te laisse pas accroire par ses belles paroles.

Don't let yourself be deceived by his fine words.

Core concept

A false story being made believable through deliberate deception.

Similar words

faire croire: Lead someone to believe something that is not true.
tromper: Deceive someone and lead them into error.
persuader: Persuade someone to accept a particular idea.
convaincre: Convince someone through explanation or evidence.

Definition in French

Faire croire à quelqu'un quelque chose de faux en employant la tromperie.

Word origin

The verb developed in Old French as acroire from a- and croire, with croire ultimately inherited from Latin credere.

Usage tips

  • Accroire mainly occurs in the fixed expression faire accroire, as in faire accroire quelque chose à quelqu'un or faire accroire que... .

Opposites

  • désabuserdisabuseverb

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