All 4 Uses of
deceive
in
Interview with the Vampire
- But I knew I might deceive him if I used all my skill, and, bending close to him now, I whispered the word, 'Father.'†
Part 1 *deceive = lie or mislead
- And as I turned saying, Louis, you deceive yourself, and started up, they started up.†
Part 3
- For —a moment I thought my eyes deceived me.†
Part 3deceived = lied or misled
- (r)h, I remember perfectly what mortal vision was, the dimness of it, and how the vampire's beauty burned through that veil, so powerfully alluring, so utterly deceiving†
Part 3deceiving = lying or misleading
Definition:
to lie to or mislead someone -- occasionally to lie to oneself by denying reality