All 3 Uses of
deceive
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Light in August
- But in them is that shadow of the belief that he is trying to deceive her.†
Chpt 2deceive = lie or mislead
- They say that it is the practiced liar who can deceive.†
Chpt 4
- But so often the practiced and chronic liar deceives only himself; it is the man who all his life has been selfconvicted of veracity whose lies find quickest credence.†
Chpt 4 *deceives = lies or misleads
Definition:
to lie to or mislead someone -- occasionally to lie to oneself by denying reality