All 3 Uses of
deceive
in
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
- Very well, then; is a PREACHER going to deceive a steamboat clerk?†
Chpt 28deceive = lie or mislead
- is he going to deceive a SHIP CLERK?†
Chpt 28
- "No, my boy," says the old gentleman, "I'm sorry to say 't your driver has deceived you; Nichols's place is down a matter of three mile more.†
Chpt 33 *deceived = lied or misled
Definition:
to lie to or mislead someone -- occasionally to lie to oneself by denying reality