All 9 Uses of
deceive
in
Listening for Lions
- I had just set foot on England and already two people were deceived.†
Book 2
- If I told the grandfather upon his deathbed that his son had deceived him and that I was an imposter, I would certainly hasten his death.†
Book 2
- Instead, I sat silent while mile after mile of unfamiliar country rolled past, each mile taking me closer and closer to the moment when I would have to deceive Valerie's dying grandfather.†
Book 2
- Here was the third person to be deceived.†
Book 2
- After hearing that, how could I tell Grandfather that I had deceived him?†
Book 2
- They would surely punish me if I did not, but if I had deceived Grandfather once, I would not deceive him again.†
Book 2
- They would surely punish me if I did not, but if I had deceived Grandfather once, I would not deceive him again.†
Book 2
- "I couldn't deceive him again."†
Book 3 *
- "I don't suggest you deceive him.†
Book 3
Definition:
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(deceive) to lie to or mislead someone -- occasionally to lie to oneself by denying reality