deceive
verb (used with object)
to mislead by a false appearance or statement; delude.
deceivability
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a word derived from
deceive.
Example Sentences
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He begins from "that first error in Paradise," wondering much at "man's deceivability in his perfection,"—"at such gross deceit."
From Appreciations, with an Essay on Style by Pater, Walter
