The Only Use of
deceive
in
Annexation
- If Texas became peopled with an American population; it was by no contrivance of our government, but on the express invitation of that of Mexico herself; accompanied with such guaranties of State independence, and the maintenance of a federal system analogous to our own, as constituted a compact fully justifying the strongest measures of redress on the part of those afterwards deceived in this guaranty, and sought to be enslaved under the yoke imposed by its violation.†
Definition:
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(deceive) to lie to or mislead someone -- occasionally to lie to oneself by denying reality