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Meanings of deceive in English
Usage of deceive in English
1
I could not deceive her; she had seen it in my eye.
2
But it was in vain; she could not deceive her rising jealousy.
3
You cannot deceive me; I have seen the world and know it.
4
Mr Quigley told parliament Mr Palmer had tried to deceive the public.
5
The audience is taken by the hand and led to deceive themselves.
6
They could think and deceive and use their voices to mimic others.
7
In spite of this miracle, the priests sought to deceive the people.
8
The blacks frequently deceive the dogs by crossing and recrossing the creeks.
9
Facebook and its click maximizer reconfigured society without apparent intent to deceive.
10
And in this manner did they oftentimes deceive the servant of God.
11
HIPPIAS: Wise, certainly; at least, in so far as they can deceive.
12
I can easily deceive people into making them think I'm in control.
13
I meditate the ruin of a man; I can deceive a friend.
14
That though men deceive themselves in generalities, in particulars they judge truly
15
I know you would not wish to deceive him in the least.
16
The separation of human beings that deceive themselves is nothing in comparison.
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Deceive across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Less common
Ireland
Less common