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Definition
to lie to or mislead someone — occasionally to lie to oneself by denying reality
- A new misery stained his incessant bitterness at having to deceive Hunziker.Chapter 13 (69% in)
- She improved, but she remained in the hospital for four weeks, and Gottlieb wondered: Are these doctors deceiving us?Chapter 12 (89% in)
There are no more uses of "deceive" in Arrowsmith.
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