All 5 Uses of
deceive
in
The Awakening, by Kate Chopin
- Yet there were other days when she listened, was led on and deceived by fresh promises which her youth held out to her.†
Chpt 25 *deceived = lied or misled
- Alcee Arobin's manner was so genuine that it often deceived even himself.†
Chpt 25
- I see there is no deceiving you.†
Chpt 26deceiving = lying or misleading
- you cannot deceive me," and Mademoiselle approached her beloved instrument and began to play.†
Chpt 26deceive = lie or mislead
- Now it is you who are telling lies and seeking to deceive me, Mademoiselle; or else you have never been in love, and know nothing about it.†
Chpt 26
Definition:
to lie to or mislead someone -- occasionally to lie to oneself by denying reality