All 3 Uses of
deceive
in
As I Lay Dying
- It was as though, so long as the deceit ran along quiet and monotonous, all of us let ourselves be deceived, abetting it unawares or maybe through cowardice, since all people are cowards and naturally prefer any kind of treachery because it has a bland outside.†
Chpt 32deceived = lied or misled
- I tried to deceive no one.†
Chpt 40 *deceive = lie or mislead
- It is for them, for that deceived husband, to forgive you: not I. So I went.†
Chpt 41deceived = lied or misled
Definition:
to lie to or mislead someone -- occasionally to lie to oneself by denying reality