Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for Deceive (-s)
deceive (-s), v. [OFr.] (webplay: cut, have, plant, set).
- Confuse; beguile; enchant; confound; bewilder; perplex.
- Delude; intentionally mislead; (see Leviticus 6:2).
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