4 uses
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Definition
to lie to or mislead someone — occasionally to lie to oneself by denying reality
- How is it that you have deceived me?Chapter 29 (14% in)
- Honestly, I like Mademoiselle LeFarge, and I hate deceiving her.Chapter 14 (55% in)
- "I'm afraid, dear lady, dear mademoiselle," he says, drawing out the word, "that you have been deceived.Chapter 21 (12% in)
- "How can I when I've worked to deceive you!"Chapter 29 (14% in)
There are no more uses of "deceive" in A Great and Terrible Beauty.
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